A visit to the Retzer 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 Retzer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Retzer Cemetery:
39.3723, -90.6729
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Retzer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Retzer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Retzer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Retzer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Retzer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Retzer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spear Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spear Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Humphreys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
- Kessinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kessinger Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kessinger Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Pearl.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549090 <5>
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
- Poor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poor Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Cemetery
- St. Anselm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Anselm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anselm Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Little Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hollis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Hack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hack Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Fox Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek Cemetery
- Schumann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Schumann Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumann Cemetery
- Sweeten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sweeten Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeten Cemetery
- Bridgewater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bridgewater Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Cemetery
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 Retzer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Retzer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cliffdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Bee Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Belleview
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Straut
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Straut is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Mozier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kampsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eldred
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Michael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Walkerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Annada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Annada is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Bedford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woody is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Time
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Paynesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Spankey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- Belltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
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 Retzer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Retzer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Hardin
- Milton
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Retzer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Pleasant Hill
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 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 Retzer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Retzer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416558 (Retzer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416558 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Dale Valley
- Location given for Retzer Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3722701 Lon: -90.6729026
- 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 Calhoun, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Retzer 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |