A visit to the South Fork Mauvaise Terre 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 Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery:
39.7134, -90.1915
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Jacksonville. Jacksonville lies just to the northwest of the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holmes Daniel D Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Sample Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sample Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Diamond Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Diamond Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove Cemetery
- 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>
- Memorial Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sheppard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Hoag Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hoag Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoag Cemetery
- Hazel Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hazel Green Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Green Cemetery
- Craig - Burrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Morgan County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Morgan County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
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 South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Arnold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Woodson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lynnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Alexander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Literberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Princeton is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prentice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- New Berlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Burlingame
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Arenzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
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 Fork Mauvaise Terre 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 South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Ashland
- Chapin
- Chapin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chapin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Franklin
- Jacksonville
- Manchester
- New Berlin
- Waverly
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1748148 (South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748148 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jacksonville
- Location given for South Fork Mauvaise Terre Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7133806 Lon: -90.1915079
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- South Fork Mauvaise Terre 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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