A visit to the Ramsey Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ramsey Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ramsey Cemetery (FG ID #2238517).
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 Ramsey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramsey Cemetery:
39.2050, -88.5744
The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the south southeast of the Ramsey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ramsey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ramsey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stewardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Toothaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Effingham City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Cemetery
- Rincker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rincker Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincker Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Lillyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lillyville Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyville Cemetery
- Spain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spain Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramsey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shumway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sigel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stewardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Effingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mode
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Heartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Neoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beecher City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sexson Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dieterich
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cowden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Ramsey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramsey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
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 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 Ramsey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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 Ramsey Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2238517
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810530 (Ramsey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810530 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Effingham North
- Location given for Ramsey Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2050406 Lon: -88.5742186
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Effingham, 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 from Point A (ie- Ramsey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |