A visit to the Tamsett 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 Tamsett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tamsett Cemetery:
39.5864, -90.8379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tamsett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tamsett Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the northeast of the Tamsett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tamsett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Tamsett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tamsett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goodin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Goodin Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Pittsfield West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowder Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Prairie Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prairie Mound Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mound Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Ifner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ifner Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ifner Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Burbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kent Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shinn Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinn Cemetery
- Barnd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barnd Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniels Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wills Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tripp Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forman Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tamsett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tamsett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pittsfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martinsburg is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Summer Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Hill is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Time
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Time is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Atlas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Detroit is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Salem is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- El Dara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baylis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Griggsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Straut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Straut is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florence is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Valley City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Pike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pike is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisiana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Perry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Canton is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
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 Tamsett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tamsett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barry
- Baylis
- Griggsville
- Louisiana
- Milton
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Tamsett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- New Canton
- Perry
- Perry lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Tamsett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Tamsett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Tamsett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725458 (Tamsett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725458 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsfield
- Location given for Tamsett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5864364 Lon: -90.8379076
- 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 Pike, 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 from Point A (ie- Tamsett 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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