A visit to the Round Prairie 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 Round Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Round Prairie Cemetery:
40.2767, -90.8799
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Round Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Round Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Round Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Round Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davenport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Dron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dron Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dron Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Markee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Markee Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markee Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Farwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farwell Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Irwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trimble Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- The Augusta Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Augusta Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #704564 <5>
- Woodland City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- White Flock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Flock Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Flock Cemetery
- Pulaski Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Huntsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Huntsville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville Cemetery
- Mecum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mecum Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecum Cemetery
- Joey Eaton Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Joey Eaton Grave is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joey Eaton Grave
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Stoneking Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneking Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard 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 Round Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Round Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plymouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tennessee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- La Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayland is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Joetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Colchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Doddsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Doddsville is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bentley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Chili
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fountain Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Industry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blacks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- University Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
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 Round Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Round Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Bowen
- Bowen lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Round Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Carthage
- Colchester
- Fountain Green
- Golden
- Golden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Round Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Golden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Industry
- Macomb
- Plymouth
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 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 Round Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Schuyler 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 Round Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417002 (Round Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417002 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plymouth
- Location given for Round Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2767113 Lon: -90.8798553
- 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 Schuyler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Round Prairie 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. |