A visit to the Pennington Point Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Pennington Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pennington Point Cemetery:
40.3964, -90.5555
The Pennington Point Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies just to the northwest of the Pennington Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pennington Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Pennington Point Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pennington Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Industry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Industry City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry City Cemetery
- Vail Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foster Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Claybough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Claybough Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybough Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Wilhelm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilhelm Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Standard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Bardolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rigg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rigg Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigg Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Chockley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pennington Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pennington Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Industry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bardolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Table Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Macomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Doddsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamone Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Littleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Marietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ipava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Good Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Checkrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Astoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sciota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie City is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
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 Pennington Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pennington Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Adair lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Pennington Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adair.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Astoria
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Colchester
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Ipava
- Ipava lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Pennington Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ipava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
- Macomb
- Sciota
- Table Grove
- Vermont
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pennington Point Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Pennington Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1824441 (Pennington Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1824441 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bardolph
- Location given for Pennington Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3964312 Lon: -90.5556839
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pennington Point Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |