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Pike County Cemeteries (page 1)
The information on this page is largely taken from the series of cemetery survey books from the 1970s (which can be purchased at East School and Casteel's). Some information may be missing, outdated, incorrect or incomplete. Feel free to contact us with questions or additions/corrections to our information.
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Volume 1: Atlas, Martinsburg, Pleasant Hill, Ross
Volume 2: Newburg, Pittsfield
Volume 3: Chambersburg, Fairmount, Flint, Griggsville, Perry
Atlas Township
Adams - Dustin
Located on the bluff at the northwest corner of the Atlas Crossroads. Nancy Ross is buried nearby but not in this cemetery. She was the first white child born in Pike County, Illinois. 102 recorded burials.
Ball's Bluff
Located near Route 54 northeast of Atlas. This cemetery has long been abandoned and is likely not accessible. A fenced portion of this cemetery containing Marions and Mooneys is often confused with the Mooney-Marion Cemetery lower on the hillside. 102 recorded burials.
Miller
Located on Highway 96 northwest of Atlas. 355 recorded burials.
Mooney-Marion
Located low on the same hill as Ball's Bluff, 2 miles northeast of Atlas. 29 recorded burials.
Petty
Located in the northeast quarter of Section 20. 63 recorded burials.
Rockport
Located in the northest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 17, off Highway 96. Stones are scattered for 1/4 mile on top of the bluff. 96 recorded burials.
Samuel Taylor
Located in the southwest quarter of Section 7, about 1 mile northwest of Rockport on Dutch Creek Road. 881 recorded burials, plus 2 nearby but separate.
Shinn
Located in Section 12 north of Summer Hill on the west side of Highway 54. 63 recorded burials.
Other Burials
At least 19 more scattered burials.
Martinsburg Township
Barnd
A family plot located in the southeast quarter of Section 27. 15 recorded burials.
Black Oak
Located about 3.5 miles west of Atlas and southwest of Summer Hill in Section 29. Was once accompanied by Black Oak church and school across the street. 76 recorded burials.
Burbridge
Located about 1.5 miles east of Martinsburg. Rosebud school stands abandoned across the street. 506 recorded burials.
Goodin
Located in Section 11. 169 recorded burials.
Gray
Located in Section 26. 13 recorded burials based on family history but there were only 2 stones visible. Many field and creek stones mark more burials.
Petty (Highland)
Located in the center of Section 12. 90 recorded burials.
Lowder and Turnbaugh
A family plot located in Section 10. 13 recorded burials based on family history but there were only 3 stones visible.
Prairie Mound
Located about 1 mile east of Route 54 between Summer Hill and New Hartford. 382 recorded burials.
Rowley (Ator)
Located in Section 31 through dense woods. 53 recorded burials.
Summer Hill (Sapp)
Located a few blocks east of Route 54 in Summer Hill. 492 recorded burials.
Waggoner
Located about 1 mile north of Martinsburg in the northeast quarter of Section 15. 36 recorded burials but only 14 stones were standing and several more were buried.
Other Burials
At least 5 more scattered burials.
Pleasant Hill Township
Crescent Heights
Located on the northwest side of Pleasant Hill. Some burials were moved here from the Old Sapp Cemetery. Sweetheart and Kate, the faithful horses of Dr. Thomas, are buried in the northwest corner. 2436 recorded burials.
Galloway
Located in Section 8 near Dry Fork Creek. 23 recorded burials.
Hartsock
A family plot located in Section 3. 13 recorded burials but there were only 3 stones visible, only 1 of which was standing.
Harpole
Located in the southeast quarter of Section 26. 22 recorded burials, some of which were outside the fenced area.
Hutton (Stark)
Located in the southeast corner of the southeast quarter of Section 13, just west of Nebo. 46 recorded burials based on family history.
Mason
Located in the southwest quarter of Section 12. May have been named for the landowner in 1872 as there was no one by the name of Mason found there. 230 recorded burials.
Sapp
Located just northwest of Pleasant Hill on the east side of Highway 96. Many bodies were moved from this cemetery to Crescent Heights when it was established later. 42 recorded burials.
New Venable
Located in the northwest quarter of Section 26 about 2 miles southeast of Pleasant Hill. 119 recorded burials.
Voshall
Located in the southwest quarter of Section 26. 7 recorded burials but likely more.
Wells
Located in Sections 7 and 8 on top of the bluff west of 6 Mile Creek and about 2 miles from Pleasant Hill. 421 recorded burials.
Small Family Plots
Cannon-Hubbard: Located in Section 9. 2 recorded burials.
Old Venable: Located east of Cannon-Hubbard Cemetery. 6 recorded burials.
Lapp: Located in Section 10, east of Old Venable Cemetery. 3 recorded burials but only 1 visible stone.
Dodge: Located inside the Bay Creek Levee, the only cemetery in this township below the bluff. 8 recorded burials.
Emert: Located in Section 8. 1 recorded burial.
Ferguson: Located southeast of Pleasant Hill in Section 22. 2 recorded burials.
Berry: Located in Section 5. Nameless limestone slabs once marked some burials but none were visible.
Henry: Located in Section 35. 4 recorded burials.
Ross Township
Henry A. Long Family Plot
A small family plot located in Section 1, on a hill between Pleasant Hill and Atlas. 7 recorded burials.
Newburg Township
Bethel
Located north of Detroit and south of Griggsville in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of Section 2. Many veterans and early settlers rest here, including Rebecca Burlend and several family of her family members. 592 recorded burials.
Calvary (St. Mary's)
Located about 1.5 miles north of Pittsfield in the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 18 on Highway 107. 787 recorded burials.
Foreman
A family plot located in the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 28. 5 recorded burials.
Howland
Located in the northwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 26, about 4.5 miles east of Pittsfield, about 1 mile south of Highway 106. 16 recorded burials.
Pettis
Located in the southeast quarter of Section 23, about 3/4 of a mile south of Newburg Corner (on Highway 106). 34 recorded burials but there are likely many more.
Pleasant Grove
Located 2.5 miles northeast of Pittsfield in Section 6. Was once accompanied by a church on the grounds. The schoolhouse still stands up the road by the highway. 400-500 recorded burials.
Sunny Hill (Low)
Located in the northwest quarter of Section 17, about 1.5 miles northeast of Pittsfield. Was once accompanied by a schoolhouse on the grounds and a church just up the street. 26 recorded burials.
Small Family Plots
McKibben: 2 burials just south of Sunny Hill
Tripp (Keys): Located in the southwest quarter of Section 27. 7-11 recorded burials.
Other Burials
Mormontown: Located just north of the now disappeared city of Mormontown between Pittsfield and Detroit along Highway 106, in the southeast quarter of Section 15. No record of individual burials has been found but it is possible it was fairly large and included Silas Smith's resting place. No stones remain standing.
Pittsfield Township
County Farm (Poor Farm, Almshouse)
Located near the Almshouse in the center of Section 35. Cemetery records include names of people who lived, died and are buried at the Farm.
Episcopal (St. Stephens)
Located in Pittsfield on the north side of West Cemetery (but is a separate organization). St. Stephens Church was the building that is now the Masonic Temple. Around 200 recorded burials.
Moore (Yackley, Enderly)
Located in the southeast quarter of Section 12 on the land of the township's first settler. 23 recorded burials but few stones remain.
Oakwood (South)
Located on the south side of Pittsfield on the Martinsburg Road. This cemetery is the resting place of many early Pittsfield settlers and prominent figures including Reuben Scanland, Pittsfield's first mayor, and his family. About 1000 recorded burials.
West
Located in the west area of Pittsfield. At least 2000 recorded burials plus a mausoleum. This cemetery is the resting place of many prominent Pittsfield families. Not associated with St. Stephens Cemetery.
Small Family Plots
Iftner/Orr: Located in Section 18. 10 recorded burials.
Tasmette/Willsey: Located in the northwest quarter of Section 34. 9 recorded burials.
Other Burials
Unplaced: At least 21 burials described as being buried in a Pittsfield cemetery, though the cemetery is not named.
Chambersburg Township
Chambersburg (Brown)
Located about 1 mile south of Chambersburg. 544 recorded burials.
Ham
Located in the southwest quarter of Section 20, about 2 miles south of Chambersburg. 32 recorded burials.
Gardner
Located in the northeast quarter of Section 31. Few stones remain and those that do were broken. It is unknown how many burials are here but 7 stones could be pieced together.
Hume
Located in the northeast quarter of Section 5 on top of a very high, narrow ridge. 110 recorded burials.
Other Burials
At least 3 more scattered burials.
Fairmount Township
Kurfman
Located in the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 7. 21 recorded burials.
Seaborn
Located in the southeast quarter of Section 3. 70 recorded burials.
Seybold
Located in Section 19. 8 recorded burials but only 7 stones visible.
Wilson Ford
Located in the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of Section 4, almost on the county line. 11 recorded burials based on remaining stones and Jess Thompson's Pike County History book.
Woodland
Located in the southeast quarter of Section 29, south of Fishhook. Cemetery is accompanied by a church on the grounds, the first church building erected in the township. The school was built first so services could be held there while the church was built. The school is no longer standing. About 350 recorded burials though there are many unmarked whose records have been lost.
Small Family Plots
Brower: Located in the southwest quarter of Section 14. 5 possible burials though stones were hard to see.
English: Located in the northwest quarter of Section 31. 15 recorded burials.
Rust: In the 1872 platbook, this cemetery was located in the northwest quarter of Section 22. It is no longer visible.
Flint Township
Anderson
Located in the northwest quarter of Section 5. There are two parts to this cemetery, about 100 yards away from each other. A total of 13 recorded burials.
Burns
A small family plot located in Section 33 above Burns Spring near the Illinois River. One large stone bears the names of 5 people.
Other Burials
North of Valley City: On the bluff, there were many early burials either unmarked or marked with creek rocks. Two infantry soldiers' graves are marked with official government stones. There are at least 14 burials in this area. There are more burials just south of this group. There are at least 7 graves marked with creek rocks and may be more unmarked. Record of 4 burials was found in courthouse records.
Blue Creek: There were also several burials on a ridge along the creek that were marked by creek rocks that have since disappeared from sight, but may be the Fry and Reynolds families.
There are at least 3 more scattered burials.
Griggsville Township
Benjamin Elledge
Located on Benjamin Elledge's farm in the southwest quarter of Section 2. 10 recorded burials but stones were broken and scattered so there could be more.
Uriah Elledge
Located just east of Griggsville in the southeast quarter of Section 14. A list obtained from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints library in Salt Lake City has been revised with additional information found in Jess M. Thompson's Pike County History book. 32 recorded burials.
Griggsville
Located on the northwest side of Griggsville. This is the resting place of many early settlers and prominent families including Charles Philbrick, one of President Lincoln's private secretaries. 1900+ recorded burials.
Hinman (and Yates)
Located in the northwest quarter of Section 6. About 250 recorded burials plus one in woods nearby on Mossy Mountain.
Maysville
Located just south of Maysville in the northwest quarter of Section 19. About 75 recorded burials.
Simpkins-Brown (Walnut Grove)
Located in the southeast quarter of Section 29, between Pittsfield and Griggsville on Highway 107. About 75 recorded burials.
Perry Township
Callis
Located in Section 26, about 2 miles southeast of Perry. About 50 recorded burials but most stones were not standing.
Calhoun
Located in the southwest quarter of Section 11, west of Chambersburg on Highway 104. The only road to it is someone's home driveway. About 60 recorded burials.
Dorsey
Located in Section 21, just northeast of Perry. 150-200 recorded burials.
Hamilton
Located in the northeast corner of Section 1. Few stones remain standing or even visible. 34 recorded burials.
Lutz
A small family plot located in the southwest quarter of Section 4 on Highway 107. 13 recorded burials.
Taylor
Located in the northwest quarter of Section 18. 35 recorded burials but at least 15 more marked by creek rocks or unmarked.
Wilson-McCord (Perry)
Located just west of Perry. Includes 3 cemeteries: McCord of the east side, Wilson on the west side and the northeast corner of Wilson is called The Old Baptist. These cemeteries are the resting place of many early area settlers and prominent local families. Over 1000 recorded burials.
Unnamed Cemetery
A small plot south of Perry. A few stones stand. 5 recorded burials.