A visit to the Simpkins - Brown 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 Simpkins - Brown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery:
39.6817, -90.7640
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpkins - Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the south southwest of the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery .
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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 Simpkins - Brown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpkins - Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griggsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Elledge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elledge Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Swiggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Swiggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiggett Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
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- Howland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Pettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pettis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkey Cemetery
- Pittsfield West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Blue River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River Cemetery
- Valley City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Valley City Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Cemetery
- Perry Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Perry Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Wilson Cemetery
- The Perry Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson - Perry McCord Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpkins - Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Griggsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Pittsfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Valley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Time
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Baylis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Naples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
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- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hadley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- El Dara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Bluffs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Meredosia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Barry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Atlas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Simpkins - Brown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simpkins - Brown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Baylis
- Baylis lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baylis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baylis
- Bluffs
- Bluffs lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bluffs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs
- Griggsville
- Meredosia
- Milton
- Naples
- Naples lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Simpkins - Brown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naples.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Perry
- Pittsfield
- Versailles
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 Simpkins - Brown Cemetery:
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- 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 Simpkins - Brown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725450 (Simpkins-Brown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725450 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Salem
- Location given for Simpkins-Brown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6817142 Lon: -90.7640172
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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 Pike, 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- Simpkins - Brown 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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