A visit to the South 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 South Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Cemetery:
40.5559, -90.8662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Cemetery is located in McDonough County<2>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the South Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the South Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson - Huff Cemetery
- Hillsborough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hillsborough Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough Cemetery
- Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley - Chapel Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
- The Wesley - Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Cemetery
- Mustain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mustain Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustain Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Old Bedford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Bedford Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bedford Cemetery
- La Harpe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The La Harpe Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe Cemetery
- The La Harpe Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Harpe City Cemetery
- La Harpe Twp. Cemetery
- LaHarpe Cemetery
- LaHarpe City Cemetery
- LaHarpe Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #228978 <5>
- Pennington #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington #1 Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hainline Cemetery
- Mourning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mourning Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fountain Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fountain Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105715 <5>
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Majorville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Majorville Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville Cemetery
- Argyle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Argyle Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson 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 South Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blandinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Harpe
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Sciota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Joetta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Colchester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Raritan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Disco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Tennessee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- University Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Iowa Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stronghurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Youngstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Media
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Media is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Colusa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 South Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Colchester
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Macomb
- Media
- Raritan
- Sciota
- Stronghurst
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 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 South Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 South Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418734 (South Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418734 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blandinsville
- Location given for South Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5558742 Lon: -90.866247
- 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 McDonough, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |