A visit to the Sugar Grove 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 Sugar Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sugar Grove Cemetery:
40.0409, -89.6862
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Menard County<2>.
The county seat for Menard County is located in Petersburg. Petersburg lies just to the west southwest of the Sugar Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sugar Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sugar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Indian Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Point Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1178248 <5>
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Irish Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Irish Grove Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Grove Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Godbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Godbey Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbey Cemetery
- Smoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smoot Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Cemetery
- Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old West Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
- The Old West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abner Hall Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108804 <5>
- Joel Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Joel Hall Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel Hall Cemetery
- The Joel Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Airland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106005 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107759 <5>
- Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Canterbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Grove Cemetery
- St. Petersburg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brittin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brittin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittin Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Swing Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Swing Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swing Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sugar Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sugar Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Croft
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Middletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cantrall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Sherman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Broadwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Tallula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Spaulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Teheran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- Grandview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Riverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Hart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Cornland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Natrona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Natrona is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
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 Sugar Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Menard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sugar Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Easton
- Greenview
- Mason City
- Middletown
- New Holland
- Petersburg
- Pleasant Plains
- Riverton
- Tallula
- Williamsville
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 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 Sugar Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Menard 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 Sugar Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419301 (Sugar Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419301 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: Menard
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenview
- Location given for Sugar Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0408813 Lon: -89.6862171
- 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 Menard, 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' (or 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- Sugar Grove 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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