A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
40.4728, -90.9960
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the west southwest of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Yetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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>
- McConnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Majorville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Majorville Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majorville Cemetery
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Central Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Woodring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodring Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodring Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mourning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mourning Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mourning Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Moss Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moss Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Ridge Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Old Carthage Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Carthage Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carthage Cemetery
- Hills Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hills Grove Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- La Harpe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain Green
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Joetta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Burnside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- La Harpe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blandinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tennessee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bentley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Colmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Disco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Colchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Terre Haute
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Terre Haute is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
- Elvaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Basco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sciota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Iowa Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iowa Junction is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Junction
- Lamone Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Pontoosuc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Carthage
- Colchester
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Lomax lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lomax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Plymouth
- Sciota
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 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 Wright 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421525 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421525 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: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fountain Green
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4728206 Lon: -90.9959715
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wright 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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