A visit to the Turner 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 Turner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery:
39.7628, -88.6342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turner Cemetery is located in Moultrie County<2>.
The county seat for Moultrie County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the Turner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Turner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- The Keller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kellar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106424 <5>
- LaPlace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The LaPlace Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaPlace Cemetery
- LaPlace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The LaPlace Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaPlace Cemetery
- St. Isadora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Isadora Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isadora Cemetery
- Pea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pea Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Souther Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Souther Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souther Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Moultrie County Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Seass Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seass Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mackville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mackville Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville Cemetery
- The Mackville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Atwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106705 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cerro Gordo Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cerro Gordo Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo Cemetery
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hampton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hagerman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hagerman Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerman Cemetery
- Yoder Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Yoder Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder Cemetery
- Lake Fork Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Fork Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burrowsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Lovington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lintner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Lake City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- La Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Voorhies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Voorhies is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Cadwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Casner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Dalton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Arthur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Atwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cerro Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milmine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Bement
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Hervey City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Chesterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Sangamon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Mount Zion
(13 miles [20.9 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 Turner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moultrie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arthur
- Atwood
- Bement
- Bethany
- Cerro Gordo
- Dalton City
- Hammond
- Lovington
- Mount Zion
- Sullivan
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 either 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Moultrie 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419949 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419949 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: Moultrie
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Place
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.762812 Lon: -88.6342313
- 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 Moultrie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turner 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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