A visit to the Rincker 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 Rincker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rincker Cemetery:
39.2884, -88.6148
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rincker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rincker Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Rincker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rincker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rincker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rincker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mound Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Spain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spain Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swedish Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grace Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Graybill Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Coons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coons Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockford Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- St. Patick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Patick's Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patick's Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gaskill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaskill Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill Cemetery
- Lower Ash Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Richland Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Copperas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Copperas Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
- Raney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Raney Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raney Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Downey Cemetery is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rincker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rincker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stewardson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Strasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trowbridge is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Mode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mode is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Shumway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Sigel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sexson Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sexson Corner is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Fancher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fancher is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Middlesworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth is also located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beecher City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Holliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Moccasin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Effingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Teutopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Trilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Lakewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is also 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 Rincker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rincker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rincker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Shelbyville
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rincker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Rincker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416680 (Rincker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416680 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewardson East
- Location given for Rincker Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2883729 Lon: -88.6147776
- 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 Shelby, 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- Rincker 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. |