A visit to the Spain 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 Spain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spain Cemetery:
39.2914, -88.5559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spain Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Spain Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Coons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- St. Patick's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patick's Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patick's Cemetery
- Lower Ash Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rincker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rincker Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincker Cemetery
- Copperas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Copperas Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
- Raney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Raney Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raney Cemetery
- Downey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Downey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Gaskill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gaskill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskill Cemetery
- Stewardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
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- Grace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Neoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Neoga Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Lookout Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neoga Railroad Crossing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trowbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Stewardson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sigel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strasburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Sexson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Mode
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Shumway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Gays
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middlesworth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Fancher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Montrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Trilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Beecher City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Moccasin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Funkhouser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Shelbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cowden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Heartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bradbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Lerna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mattoon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
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 Spain Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Shelbyville
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
- Toledo
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 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 Spain Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Spain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418867 (Spain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418867 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewardson East
- Location given for Spain Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2914276 Lon: -88.5558857
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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 Shelby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spain 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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