A visit to the Rio 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 Rio Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rio Cemetery (FG ID #1960615).
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 Rio Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rio Cemetery:
41.1111, -90.3981
The Rio Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Rio Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rio Cemetery.
Establishment of the Rio Cemetery ...
The Rio Cemetery was established in 1861.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Rio Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rio Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rio Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deatherage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Junk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Junk Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junk Cemetery
- Bruner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Ontario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ontario Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Rice - Blue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rice - Blue Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice - Blue Cemetery
- Summit Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Summit Level Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Level Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Soperville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Soperville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- St. John the Apostle Parish Cemetery (New)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodhull Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhull Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
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 Rio Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rio Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rio
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Henderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alpha
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shanghai City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Henderson Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Woodhull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alexis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wataga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Utah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ophiem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Griffin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Galesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Norwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gerlaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilchrist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Rio Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rio Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexis
- Altona
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- New Windsor
- Oneida
- Viola
- Wataga
- Woodhull
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rio Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Rio Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1960615
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815994 (Rio Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815994 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Henderson
- Location given for Rio Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.111148 Lon: -90.3981843
- 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 Knox, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rio 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. |