A visit to the Suratt Burial Ground ...
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 Suratt Burial Ground ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Suratt Burial Ground:
39.8545, -90.6551
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Suratt Burial Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Suratt Burial Ground is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Suratt Burial Ground .
Open a Google Map centered on the Suratt Burial Ground.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Suratt Burial Ground.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Suratt Burial Ground, with the nearest first.
- Hume Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- Hambaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hambaugh Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambaugh Cemetery
- Root Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Root Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Root Cemetery
- South Side Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The South Side Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Varder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Varder Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varder Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Casteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Casteen Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteen Cemetery
- Rusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rusk Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Vandeventer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vandeventer Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandeventer Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gilbirds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Newenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Newenham Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newenham Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lutz Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutz Cemetery
- Ham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Logsdon #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Logsdon #2 Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsdon #2 Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads 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 Suratt Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Suratt Burial Ground, with the nearest first:
- Chambersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Meredosia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilbirds
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Naples
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cooperstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Hersman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Bluffs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Griggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Mount Sterling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Chapin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagener is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
- Baylis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arenzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mound Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
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 Suratt Burial Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Suratt Burial Ground.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arenzville
- Baylis
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Griggsville
- Meredosia
- Mount Sterling
- Naples
- Perry
- Versailles
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 Suratt Burial Ground:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Suratt Burial Ground:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720823 (Suratt Burial Ground)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720823 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perry East
- Location given for Suratt Burial Ground:
- Lat: 39.8544919 Lon: -90.6551276
- 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 Brown, 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 from Point A (ie- Suratt Burial Ground) 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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