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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sheldon's Grove Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery

Lat:   40.1687°   (40° 10' 7")

Lon:   -90.2979°   (-90° 17' 52")

The Sheldon's Grove Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.

The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheldon's Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Old Order Baptist Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Order Baptist Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Order Baptist Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Order Baptist Brethren Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Bluff City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bluff City Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Bates Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bates Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bates Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Browning.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104651 <6>
  • South Fulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Fulton Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Astoria Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Astoria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Astoria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Astoria Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Bader Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bader Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bader Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Browning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fulton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Harris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Roat Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roat Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Snicarte Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snicarte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snicarte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snicarte Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Summum Sixteen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summum Sixteen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summum Sixteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summum Sixteen Cemetery is located in Fulton County
    • Steele Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Old Ridgeville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ridgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • New Ridgeville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ridgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Ridgeville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Summum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summum Cemetery is located in Fulton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheldon's Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bluff City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
  • Bader
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Bader is located in Schuyler County
  • Browning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Snicarte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snicarte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Snicarte is located in Mason County
  • Astoria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Astoria is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <7>
  • Marbletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marbletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
    • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
  • Summum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
    • Summum is located in Fulton County
  • Bath
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Bath is located in Mason County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <7>
  • Frederick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • White City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Mason County
  • Chandlerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Vermont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Beardstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
    • Bluff Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Ipava
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
      • Ipava is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <7>
    • Jules
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jules. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
      • Jules is located in Cass County
    • Rushville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Long Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
    • Virginia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
      • Virginia is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <7>
    • Kilbourne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Table Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
      • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <7>
    • Havana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sepo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sepo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sepo
      • Sepo is located in Fulton County

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 Sheldon's Grove 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 Sheldon's Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Sheldon's Grove Cemetery:

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 Sheldon's Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1984581  (Sheldon's Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1984581 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Astoria
    • County: Schuyler         Elev: 184
    • Location given for GNIS #1984581 (Sheldon's Grove Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1687, Longitude: -90.2979       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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