A visit to the Russellville 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 Russellville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russellville Cemetery:
42.3336, -88.7840
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russellville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Russellville Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Belvidere. Belvidere lies just to the south southwest of the Russellville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Russellville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Russellville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russellville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Andrus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Andrus Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrus Cemetery
- South Poplar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Bonus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The East Bonus Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bonus Cemetery
- Popular Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ewins Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewins Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Highland Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Long Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Prairie Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Capron.
- The Long Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brick Church Cemetery
- Capron Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- East Capron
- Hauges Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105495 <5>
- Capron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Capron Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Orth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Orth Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orth Cemetery
- Belvidere Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone School Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone School Cemetery is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone School Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- Tound Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blaine Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chemung - Dunham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dullam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dullam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dullam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Russellville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russellville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russellville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Russellville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Poplar Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timberlane is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Belvidere
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Capron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Cherry Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Loves Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Irene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irene is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Herbert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Herbert is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Roscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Machesney Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Foot Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Big Foot Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Foot Prairie is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Foot Prairie
- Sturbridge Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sturbridge Village is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Park is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Park
- South Beloit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Rock County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Kingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walworth is located in Walworth County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
- Rockton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Russellville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russellville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belvidere
- Capron
- Clinton
- Harvard
- Loves Park
- Marengo
- Rockford
- Rockton
- Sharon
- Sharon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Russellville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Russellville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Russellville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417069 (Russellville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417069 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belvidere North
- Location given for Russellville Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3336308 Lon: -88.7839898
- 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 Boone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russellville 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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