A visit to the Rural Methodist 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 Rural Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rural Methodist Cemetery:
39.2906, -89.7893
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rural Methodist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rural Methodist Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies just to the west of the Rural Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rural Methodist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Rural Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rural Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mayfield Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayfield Memorial Park is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Memorial Park
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Prairie Lawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Ridge Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Ridge Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Carlinville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carlinville City Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinville City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carlinville City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Carlinville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105139 <5>
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- New Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Calvary Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Calvary Cemetery
- Corr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Corr Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corr Cemetery
- Yowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yowell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Calvary Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Calvary Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Emerick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Emerick Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerick Cemetery
- Behme Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Behme Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Behme Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Sulphur Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Welton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Welton Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welton Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Hacke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hacke Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacke Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rural Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rural Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Standard City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Carlinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Nilwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hornsby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Honey Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Waggoner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Comer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- East Gillespie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Litchfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Girard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gillespie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Raymond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eagarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farmersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Clare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Benld
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Ka-ho
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- Hettick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harvel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Virden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royal Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Dorchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Wilsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Chesterfield
(15 miles [24.1 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 Rural Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macoupin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rural Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benld
- Carlinville
- Farmersville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
- Palmyra
- Raymond
- Virden
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 Rural Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macoupin 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 Rural Methodist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1997739 (Rural Methodist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1997739 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: Macoupin
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlinville East
- Location given for Rural Methodist Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2906045 Lon: -89.7892619
- 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 Macoupin, 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- Rural Methodist 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. |
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