A visit to the Schoening Family 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 Schoening Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schoening Family Cemetery:
41.3298, -90.5493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Schoening Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Schoening Family Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Schoening Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schoening Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Schoening Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schoening Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Preemption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Preemption Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Sherrard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sherrard Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Cable Village Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Chapel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapel Grove Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Grove Cemetery
- Farlows Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Western Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Green Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Green Bush Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bush Cemetery
- The Green Bush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brush Hill Cemetery
- Brushwood Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105908 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Swedona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Swedona Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona Cemetery
- Oakleaf Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakleaf Memorial Park is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakleaf Memorial Park
- Rock Island County Fome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corns Cemetery
- Homestead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Homestead Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead 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 Schoening Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schoening Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preemption
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Matherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coyne Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Griffin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Reynolds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Taylor Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shale City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Viola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gilchrist
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Ophiem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Orion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- New Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Lynn Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andalusia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edgington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Aledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Briar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Colona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silvis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Moline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Moline is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,473 people
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
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 Schoening Family 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 Schoening Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Aledo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Schoening Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aledo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- East Moline
- Matherville
- Milan
- Moline
- New Windsor
- Orion
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
- Viola
- Viola lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Schoening Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Viola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
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 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 Schoening Family 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 Schoening Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418099 (Schoening Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418099 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: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matherville
- Location given for Schoening Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3297569 Lon: -90.5493009
- 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 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 '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- Schoening Family 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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