A visit to the Tull Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Tull Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tull Cemetery (FG ID #108606).
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 Tull Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tull Cemetery:
40.6160, -91.2415
The Tull Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Tull Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tull Cemetery.
Establishment of the Tull Cemetery ...
The Tull Cemetery was established in 1863.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Tull Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tull Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Appanoose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Appanoose Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appanoose Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Pontoosuc Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pontoosuc Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc Cemetery
- Slack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Slack Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slack Cemetery
- Burton Farm Grounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Box Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Box Groves Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Groves Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Hyde Grounds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Grounds Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Grounds Cemetery
- Iowa State Prison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hoffmeister Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoffmeister Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffmeister Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Claypoole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Claypoole Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypoole Cemetery
- Gethsemans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gethsemans Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemans Cemetery
- Ft. Madison City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- John Box Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Lauther Grounds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Thornber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Thornber Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornber Cemetery
- Byley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Byley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byley 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 Tull Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tull Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pontoosuc
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Niota
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Colusa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Powellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Wever
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Augusta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lomax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Denmark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Galland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iowa Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Disco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Boston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- La Harpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Tull 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 Tull Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burlington
- Carthage
- Dallas City
- Fort Madison
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- West Burlington
- West Point
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 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 Tull 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 Tull Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108606
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419913 (Tull Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419913 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: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Colusa
- Location given for Tull Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6164309 Lon: -91.2415372
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Tull 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |