A visit to the Rhodes Family 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 Rhodes Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rhodes Family Cemetery:
39.0984, -88.8526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rhodes Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rhodes Family Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Rhodes Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rhodes Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rhodes Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rhodes Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Springhill Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1479263 <5>
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crums Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crums Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crums Chapel Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Dial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dial Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Yolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Yolton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolton Cemetery
- Ranson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ranson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Padon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Padon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padon Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rhodes Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rhodes Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Saint Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Avena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Brownstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Gilmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Cowden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dressor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Funkhouser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Shumway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Bluff City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Ramsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vandalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
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 Rhodes Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rhodes Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Herrick
- Ramsey
- Ramsey lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rhodes Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ramsey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Rhodes Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Rhodes Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736985 (Rhodes Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736985 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont West
- Location given for Rhodes Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0983767 Lon: -88.8525612
- 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 Fayette, 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- Rhodes Family 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. |