A visit to the Spangler 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 Spangler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spangler Cemetery:
40.4478, -90.9879
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spangler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the west southwest of the Spangler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spangler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Spangler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spangler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Majorville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Majorville Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville Cemetery
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mourning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mourning Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Hills Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hills Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove Cemetery
- Old Carthage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Carthage Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carthage Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Moss Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moss Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Ridge Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Spangler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spangler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Joetta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Tennessee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bentley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Blandinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Harpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Adrian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colusa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Disco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Basco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elvaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sciota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Terre Haute
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Powellton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
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 Spangler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spangler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Blandinsville
- Bowen
- Bowen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Spangler Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowen.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Carthage
- Colchester
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Lomax lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Spangler Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lomax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Macomb
- Plymouth
- Sciota
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 Spangler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Spangler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418873 (Spangler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418873 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 191 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Green
- Location given for Spangler Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4478208 Lon: -90.9879155
- 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 Hancock, 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- Spangler 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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