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A visit to the Pearce Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Pearce Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pearce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pearce Cemetery

Lat:   39.8623°   (39° 51' 44")

Lon:   -91.0590°   (-91° 3' 32")

The Pearce Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.

The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Pearce Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pearce Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pearce Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clark Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Hughes Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Drescher Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drescher Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drescher Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Drescher Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Klarner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klarner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klarner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Klarner Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Elmwood Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmwood Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmwood Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmwood Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Williams Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Broady Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broady Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broady Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Broady Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Goertz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goertz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goertz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goertz Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Grubb Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grubb Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grubb Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grubb Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Liberty Old Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Old Cemetery is located in Adams County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Zander Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zander Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • St. Brigids Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Brigids Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Brigids Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Brigids Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Kingston Park Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kingston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kingston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kingston Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Coats Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coats Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Nation Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nation Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nation Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Franks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Padgett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Adams County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pearce Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pearce Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Liberty
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <6>
  • Beverly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Adams County
  • Adams
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Adams County
  • Plainville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
    • Plainville is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainville <6>
  • Kellerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
    • Kellerville is located in Adams County
  • Columbus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Payson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
    • Burton is located in Adams County
  • Kinderhook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hadley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hadley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
    • Hadley is located in Pike County
  • Camp Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Point
    • Camp Point is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Point <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Baylis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Coatsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsburg
      • Coatsburg is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatsburg <6>
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
    • Hull
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
    • Paloma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fall Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County
    • Mound Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
      • Mound Station is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Timewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timewell
      • Timewell is located in Brown County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timewell <6>
    • Blacks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blacks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
      • Blacks is located in Adams County
    • Fowler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fowler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Adams County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <6>
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Pike County
    • New Canton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • New Salem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Pike County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Ewbanks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
      • Ewbanks is located in Adams County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Pearce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pearce Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Pearce Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Pearce Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720558  (Pearce Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720558 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Richfield
    • County: Adams         Elev: 233
    • Location given for GNIS #1720558 (Pearce Cemetery)

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pearce Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8623, Longitude: -91.0590       In this case, the coordinates for the Pearce Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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