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A visit to the Wells Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wells Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wells Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wells Cemetery

Lat:   40.0598°   (40° 3' 35")

Lon:   -90.3279°   (-90° 19' 40")

The Wells Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Virginia. Virginia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wells Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wells Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hager Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hager Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hager Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Beard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beard Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Carr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Otgen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otgen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otgen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otgen Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Beardstown City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beardstown City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beardstown City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beardstown City Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • McLane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McLane Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Dupes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dupes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dupes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dupes Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Bates Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bates Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Bates Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bates Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Browning.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104651 <6>
  • Browning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Browning Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Bellomy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellomy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellomy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellomy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Messerer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messerer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messerer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Messerer Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Marchant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marchant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marchant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marchant Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Buck Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buck Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Cauby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cauby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cauby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cauby Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Bader Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bader Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bader Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Old Ridgeville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ridgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • New Ridgeville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ridgeville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Ridgeville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Ridgeville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jockisch Methodist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jockisch Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jockisch Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jockisch Methodist Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Powell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Roat Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roat Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Snicarte Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snicarte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snicarte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snicarte Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Sheldon's Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheldon's Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sheldon's Grove Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Schuyler County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wells Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wells Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bluff Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
  • Browning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Frederick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Beardstown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Snicarte
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snicarte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
    • Snicarte is located in Mason County
  • Jules
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jules. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Jules is located in Cass County
  • Bader
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Bader is located in Schuyler County
  • Hagener
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
    • Hagener is located in Cass County
  • Virginia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <7>
  • Chandlerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bluff City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Astoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
      • Astoria is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <7>
    • Arenzville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Burlingame
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burlingame. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
      • Burlingame is located in Cass County
    • White City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Mason County
    • Bath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <7>
    • Marbletown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marbletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbletown
      • Marbletown is located in Fulton County
    • Rushville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Philadelphia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
    • Summum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
      • Summum is located in Fulton County

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 Wells Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wells Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Wells Cemetery:

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 Wells Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720462  (Wells Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720462 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clear Lake
    • County: Cass         Elev: 134
    • Location given for GNIS #1720462 (Wells Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wells Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0598, Longitude: -90.3279       In this case, the coordinates for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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