A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
39.9487, -90.6774
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perry Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the west northwest of the Perry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Icabod Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Icabod Perry Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icabod Perry Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Logsdon #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Logsdon #1 Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon #1 Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Gilbirds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Logsdon #2 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Logsdon #2 Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon #2 Cemetery
- Elias Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Elias Clark Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Clark Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Logan Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Logan Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Creek Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hersman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hersman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hersman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hersman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106122 <5>
- Casteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Casteen Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteen Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- De Witt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The De Witt Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt Cemetery
- Cooperstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tebo Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tebo Burial Ground is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebo Burial Ground
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gilbirds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Cooperstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Hersman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Versailles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Mount Sterling
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Meredosia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mound Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Naples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beardstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Frederick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Griggsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Arenzville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Bluff Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wayland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
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 Perry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Beardstown
- Bluffs
- Clayton
- Griggsville
- Meredosia
- Mount Sterling
- Naples
- Perry
- Perry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Perry Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Rushville
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720813 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720813 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Versailles
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9486593 Lon: -90.6773505
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perry Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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. |
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