A visit to the Vail 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 Vail Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vail Cemetery:
40.3272, -90.5996
The Vail Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Vail Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vail Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Vail Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vail Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Standard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doddsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Doddsville Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Chockley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rigg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rigg Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigg Cemetery
- Vawter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vawter Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Cemetery
- Gunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gunning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunning Cemetery
- Willey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Willey Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willey Cemetery
- Pennington Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles 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]<2> of the Vail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vail Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Industry
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doddsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Table Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wayland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- University Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Lamone Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Bardolph
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colchester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Tennessee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ipava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Good Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bader
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bushnell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Plymouth
(16 miles [25.7 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 Vail Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vail Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Astoria
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Colchester
- Good Hope
- Industry
- Ipava
- Macomb
- Plymouth
- Rushville
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 Vail Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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 Vail Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1824494 (Vail Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1824494 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Industry
- Location given for Vail Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3325432 Lon: -90.604573
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Vail Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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