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A visit to the Sheppard Cemetery ...

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 Sheppard Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheppard 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 Sheppard Cemetery

Lat:   39.6628°   (39° 39' 46")

Lon:   -90.2187°   (-90° 13' 7")

The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the north of the Sheppard Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sheppard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Hoag Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoag Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoag Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Asbury Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Holmes Daniel D Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Daniel D Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Daniel D Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Daniel D Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Diamond Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Grove Cemetery
    • The Diamond Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Diamond Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Jacksonville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1275384 <5>
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Craig - Burrows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig - Burrows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig - Burrows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craig - Burrows Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • St. Bartholomew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bartholomew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Bartholomew Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Sooy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sooy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sooy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sooy Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Henry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • East Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Lynnville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynnville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynnville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Murrayville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murrayville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murrayville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murrayville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Sample Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sample Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sample Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sample Cemetery is located in Morgan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sheppard Cemetery.

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

  • South Jacksonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Woodson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pisgah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pisgah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Morgan County
  • Jacksonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murrayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murrayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville
    • Murrayville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrayville <6>
  • Arnold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arnold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Morgan County
  • Lynnville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
    • Lynnville is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Manchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
  • Alexander
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chapin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <6>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
    • Alsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsey
      • Alsey is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alsey <6>
    • Literberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Concord
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
    • Morgan City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
    • Roodhouse
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scottville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Scottville is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <6>
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
    • Glasgow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Maxwell ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
      • Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
    • Old Princeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
      • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
    • Exeter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
      • Exeter is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • New Berlin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
      • New Berlin is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,329 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Berlin <6>
    • Arenzville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prentice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Morgan 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 Sheppard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheppard Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Sheppard 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 Sheppard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1748145  (Sheppard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1748145 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: Jacksonville
    • County: Morgan         Elev: 197
    • Location given for GNIS #1748145 (Sheppard 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 Morgan, 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 things 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 Sheppard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6628, Longitude: -90.2187       In this case, the coordinates for the Sheppard 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>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.
<7>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.




 

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