A visit to the Willard 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 Willard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willard Cemetery:
39.5295, -90.7351
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willard Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies just to the northwest of the Willard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Willard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kent Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wills Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Time Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Time Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Burbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tripp Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Forman Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
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- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lowder Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Barnd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnd Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Neese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Neese Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- Green Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Pond Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Cemetery
- Thurman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thurman Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Milton - Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pettis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pettis Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettis Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Howland Cemetery is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland 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 Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Time
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Time is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Straut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Straut is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
- Pittsfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Detroit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Summer Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summer Hill is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bee Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Creek is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Hillview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Valley City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley City is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Griggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atlas is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Cliffdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem is also located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rockport
(14 miles [22.5 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 Willard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksville
- Griggsville
- Milton
- Nebo
- Nebo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Willard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Pittsfield
- Pleasant Hill
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 helpful 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Willard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725470 (Willard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725470 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milton
- Location given for Willard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5294925 Lon: -90.7351271
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willard 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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