A visit to the Rock Island Confederate 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 Rock Island Confederate Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery (FG ID #1977216).
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 Rock Island Confederate Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery:
41.5176, -90.5339
The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies just to the southwest of the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.
Name Variations for Rock Island Confederate Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.
Rock Island Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Rebel Cemetery
- Rock Island Prison Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakdale Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- William Carr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The William Carr Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Carr Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Davenport Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chippiannock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Rock River View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fenno Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fenno Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenno 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 Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moline
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bettendorf
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rock Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Milan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Moline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Panorama Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silvis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coyne Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Carbon Cliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Briar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Rock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Rock
- Barstow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rapids City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Le Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Grass
(11 miles [17.7 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 Rock Island Confederate Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bettendorf
- Davenport
- East Moline
- Eldridge
- Le Claire
- Milan
- Milan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Moline
- Moline lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rock Island Confederate Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moline.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Rapids City
- Rock Island
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 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 Rock Island Confederate Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Rock Island Confederate Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1977216
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406463 (Confederate Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406463 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Davenport East
- Location given for Confederate Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5175332 Lon: -90.5340239
- 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 Rock Island, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rock Island Confederate 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. |