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 ...
The Simpkins - Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Blue River Cemetery
- The Blue River Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Elledge Cemetery
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Forman Cemetery
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Gray Cemetery
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Griggsville Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Howland Cemetery
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Maysville Cemetery
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Perry Wilson Cemetery
- The Perry Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- The Perry Wilson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson - Perry McCord Cemetery
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- Pettis Cemetery
- The Pettis Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Pittsfield West Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Starkey Cemetery
- The Starkey Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Sunny Hill Cemetery
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Swiggett Cemetery
- The Swiggett Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Tripp Cemetery
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Valley City Cemetery
- The Valley City Cemetery is located in Pike County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
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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 alphabetically:
- Atlas
- Atlas is located in Pike County
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- Barry
- Baylis
- Bedford
- Beverly
- Beverly is located in Adams County
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- Bluffs
- Chambersburg
- Detroit
- Detroit is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- El Dara
- Exeter
- Exeter is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Florence
- Florence is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Griggsville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hadley
- Hadley is located in Pike County
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- Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Pike County
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- Meredosia
- Milton
- Naples
- New Salem
- New Salem is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Oxville
- Oxville is located in Scott County
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- Perry
- Pittsfield
- Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Pike County
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- Time
- Time is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Valley City
- Valley City is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Versailles
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
- Bluffs
- Griggsville
- Meredosia
- Milton
- Naples
- Perry
- Pittsfield
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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'. |
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