A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
40.5823, -90.8843
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in McDonough County<2>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillsborough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hillsborough Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsborough Cemetery
- Wesley - Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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
- Glade City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Glade City Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade City Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mustain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mustain Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustain Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Old Bedford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Bedford Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bedford Cemetery
- La Harpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson - Huff Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Pennington #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pennington #1 Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington #1 Cemetery
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- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hainline Cemetery
- Terre Haute Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vandruff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Vandruff Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandruff Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fountain Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fountain Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105715 <5>
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mourning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mourning Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Raritan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Raritan Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blandinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- La Harpe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Sciota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Terre Haute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Disco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Fountain Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Raritan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Raritan is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raritan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Joetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Colchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iowa Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lomax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stronghurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Tennessee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamone Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- University Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Macomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Media
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Media is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Olena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olena is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Carman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colusa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Adrian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Youngstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Youngstown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dallas City
(15 miles [24.1 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Colchester
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- Good Hope
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Macomb
- Media
- Raritan
- Roseville
- Sciota
- Stronghurst
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1954747 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954747 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: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Harpe
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5822631 Lon: -90.8843034
- 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 McDonough, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilson 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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