A visit to the Wesley Chapel 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
40.0239, -91.3435
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Quincy. Quincy lies just to the south southwest of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ellington Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellington Church Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Church Cemetery
- The Ellington Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Home Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #411293 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Voorhees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Voorhees Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhees Cemetery
- Stone Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stone Family Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Family Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Denson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Denson Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Laughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- Kemp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kemp Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stahl Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl Cemetery
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sunset Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Valley of Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Laugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Laugh Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laugh Cemetery
- Mendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Keath Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Keath Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keath Cemetery
- The Keath Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106422 <5>
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Quincy National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Quincy Memorial Park is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quincy Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Quincy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107605 <5>
- Paloma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Paloma Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloma Cemetery
- Gooding Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wesley Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ursa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ewbanks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Fowler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcelline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marcelline is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcelline
- Quincy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paloma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Coatsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Columbus is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Lima
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loraine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Meyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meyer is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Weber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Weber is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Camp Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Payson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Coatsburg
- Durham
- Fowler
- La Grange
- Payson
- Payson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Payson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
- Quincy
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 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420771 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420771 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mendon
- Location given for Wesley Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0239351 Lon: -91.3434811
- 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 Adams, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wesley Chapel 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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