A visit to the Vandruff 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 Vandruff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vandruff Cemetery:
40.6056, -91.0393
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vandruff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vandruff 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 southwest of the Vandruff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vandruff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Vandruff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vandruff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gittings Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gittings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gittings Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gittings Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- La Harpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The La Harpe Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe Cemetery
- The La Harpe Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Harpe City Cemetery
- La Harpe Twp. Cemetery
- LaHarpe Cemetery
- LaHarpe City Cemetery
- LaHarpe Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #228978 <5>
- Crane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Byley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byley Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Terre Haute Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Freeland Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeland Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lomax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105740 <5>
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Clover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clover Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wesley - Chapel Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
- The Wesley - Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel Cemetery
- Old Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Bedford Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bedford Cemetery
- Pontoosuc Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pontoosuc Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hillsborough Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hillsborough Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough 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 Vandruff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vandruff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Disco
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- La Harpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Iowa Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lomax
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Colusa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Dallas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Blandinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pontoosuc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Patterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Ferris
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stronghurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Joetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Raritan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Wever
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Niota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Gulf Port
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 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 Vandruff 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 Vandruff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Burlington
- Carthage
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Raritan
- Stronghurst
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 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 Vandruff 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 Vandruff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420234 (Vandruff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420234 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: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burnside
- Location given for Vandruff Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6055974 Lon: -91.0393081
- 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 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- Vandruff 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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