A visit to the Rodgers 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 Rodgers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rodgers Cemetery:
38.8464, -88.6128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the southeast of the Rodgers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rodgers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rodgers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rodgers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Fender Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Riffle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Keen Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keen Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Chapel Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Edgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Speaks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Speaks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks Cemetery
- Christian Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Old Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Mason Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mason Cemetery
- Negro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Negro Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negro Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oskaloosa Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa Cemetery
- Red Brush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Brush Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush Cemetery
- Conly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Conly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conly Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Rodgers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rodgers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iola
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Watson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kinmundy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Peter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Xenia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sailor Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Ingraham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Funkhouser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Clay City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Elmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
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 Rodgers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rodgers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Clay City
- Farina
- Flora
- Flora lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Rodgers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Rodgers Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Sailor Springs
- Saint Elmo
- Xenia
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 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 Rodgers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Rodgers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416476 (Rodgers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416476 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisville West
- Location given for Rodgers Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8464348 Lon: -88.6128282
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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 Clay, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rodgers 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. |