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Pike County, IL, Historical Society

Pike County Cemeteries (page 2)

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 Some information may be missing, outdated, incorrect or incomplete.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. 

    On This Page

    Volume 4: Barry, Hadley, New Salem

    Volume 5: Detroit, Hardin, Montezuma, Pearl, Spring Creek

    Volume 6: Cincinnati, Derry, Kinderhook, Levee, Pleasant Vale

    Barry Township

    Barry (Old Barry)

    Located to the northwest of South Park Lawn in Barry, which is the older of the two. This is the resting place of many early settlers and prominent local families. About 1800 recorded burials. 

    Blair

    Located in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 36. 9 recorded burials plus at least 6 more marked by creek rocks or unmarked.

    Gard

    Located in the northeast quarter of Section 31, about 2 miles south of Kinderhook on Highway 96. About 75 recorded burials. 

    House

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 7. 22 recorded burials. 

    Hull

    Located in the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section 6. About 200 recorded burials. 

    Park Lawn

    Located at the west end of Main Street in Barry on the north and south sides of the street. Over 3500 recorded burials. 

    Stewart

    Located in the northeast quarter of Section 1 on the south side of the road that draws the county line, about 4 miles north of Barry. 60 recorded burials. 

    Other Burials

    near Grubb Hollow: One single stone located in the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 31. 

    west of Barry: One single stone located in the southeast quarter of Section 27.

    Hadley Township

    Johnson (New Philadelphia)

    Located in Section 27 on the south side of I-72. This cemetery is the resting place of some New Philadelphia residents and their families. 78 recorded burials though depressions and funeral markers suggest there are many more.

    McWorter (Old Philadelphia)

    Located in the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 26, southeast of the site of New Philadelphia. This cemetery is the resting place of Free Frank McWorter and much of his family along with many New Philadelphia residents. Frank McWorter was the self-freed slave who established New Philadelphia, the first town in the United States platted and legally registered by an African American. He freed 16 family members with the money he received selling town plots.

    Winner (Babcock)

    Located in the northwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 14, two miles south of Beverly (an Adams county town). 69 recorded burials though there are likely many more unmarked, marked by creek rocks, or the marker is hidden.

    Woosley

    Located in the northwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 19. 48 recorded burials and at least 12 more unmarked or marked with creek rocks.

    Small Family Plots

    Clingsmith: Located in the northeast quarter of Section 19. The cemetery has disappeared from view. The building of the railroad turned up small pieces.

    Hazelrigg: A small family plot located in the northwest quarter of Section 35, just visible from Highway 106. 8 recorded burials. 

    Peterson: A small family plot located in the northeast quarter of Section 36. 5 recorded burials. 

    Pierce: A small family plot located in the northeast quarter of Section 5. 4 recorded burials but is covered by brush so there may be more stones hidden.

    New Salem Township

    Baylis

    Located northeast of Baylis in the northwest quarter of Section 7. 974 recorded burials. 

    Gray

    Located in the southeast quarter of Section 27, in New Salem. 324 recorded burials. 

    Starkey

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 9, 10 miles northwest of New Salem. 86 recorded burials.

    Swiggett (New Salem)

    Located near the center of Section 14. There is a distinct separation of an old part and a new part. 433 recorded burials. 

    Detroit Township

    Blue River

    Located in Sections 19 and 20, about 1 mile south of Detroit. At least 900 recorded burials. 

    Douglas

    Located in the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 33, about 1/2 a mile northeast of Milton. 222 recorded burials. 

    Florence

    Located in Section 15, on top of a bluff just north of Florence. Stones were scattered and hard to read, some may be hidden. 14 recorded burials.

    Smith

    Located in the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of Section 32, on the north side of Highway 100, about 1 mile north of Milton. 349 recorded burials. 

    Watts

    Located just north of Douglas Cemetery in Section 33. Only 3 stones were visible though there are more burials because it had been bulldozed.

    Hardin Township

    Cox

    A small family plot located in the northwest quarter of Section 25. Stones are gone or hidden. 15 graves marked with creek rocks. 6 recorded burials though there are many more unnamed.

    Daniels

     A small family plot located in Section 20, 1 mile east of Independence. No stones standing. 6 recorded burials. 

    Holford

     A small family plot located in the southeast quarter of Section 22 where there are 2 stones. A larger plot located near the center of Section 15 once had at least 20 stones but now very few remain.

    Johnson

    A small family plot located in the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21. 7 recorded burials. 

    Kent

    A small family plot located in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 9. 8 recorded burials. 

    Willard

    A small family plot located in the north half of the northwest quarter of Section 22. 4 recorded burials. 

    Wills

    A small family plot located in the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of Section 3. 9 recorded burials. 

    Time

    Located in Sections 2, 3, 10 and 11, on the east side of Time. At least 250 recorded burials. 

    Watson

    Located in the southwest quarter of Section 7. May be many unmarked graves. About 150 recorded burials. 

    Montezuma Township

    Bedford

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 13 (not at the schoolhouse as indicated in plat books), on a hill about 1 mile northeast of the schoolhouse. Many stones scattered or hidden, at least 65 unmarked or missing their stone. 126 recorded burials.

    Clemmons

    A small family plot located in the northwest quarter of Section 3. About 30-40 burials though only 16 headstones and a few footstones were visible.

    French (Milton)

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 8, about 1/2 a mile southwest of Milton. This cemetery has some of the earliest recorded burials in the county. Around 250 recorded burials. 

    Green Pond

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 33, about 4 miles south of Milton.  Accompanied by a small church. Over 1000 recorded burials. 

    Montezuma

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 12. Most stones were standing, plus at least 15 more unmarked or marked by creek rocks. 64 recorded burials. 

    Small Family Plots

    Hatcher: Located in the southeast quarter of Section 22. Only 4 stones visible.

    Jarboe: Located in the southeast quarter of Section 15. 3 recorded burials. 

    Thurmon: Located in the northeast quarter of Section 21. 5 markers visible in an area enclosed by a concrete wall.

    Other Burials

    near French: There was once a small cemetery west of French that has been moved.

    There is one more single burial. 

    Pearl Township

    Crater (Old Miller)

    Located in Sections 21 and 22, close to 2 miles south of Pearl. Further up the lane from Hanks (New Miller, Little Miller) Cemetery. Around 100 recorded burials, though there are over 200 creek rocks that mark more graves.

    Hanks (New Miller, Little Miller))

    Located in Section 22, about 2 miles southwest of Pearl. About 60 recorded burials.

    Hess (Old Pearl)

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 20, about 2.5 miles southwest of Pearl. Over 150 recorded burials. 

    Humphrey (Bee Creek)

    Located in the southeast quarter of Section 33, about 3.5 miles south of Pearl. At least 70 recorded burials. 

    Small Family Plots

    Lakin: Located 1.5 miles south of Pearl on top of the bluff, about 1/4 mile south of Gasville (Pearl Landing). 2 recorded burials. 

    Ottwell: Located in Section 8, about 1 mile west of Pearl. Stones have disappeared from view. 5 recorded burials. 

    Other Burials

    Pearl Station School: 2 recorded burials near the old schoolhouse.

    Unplaced: At least 8 burials described as being buried in a Pearl cemetery, though the cemetery is not named. 

    Spring Creek Township

    Allison

    Located in the southwest quarter of Section 30, 1.5 miles south of Nebo. About 70 recorded burials.

    Cannon

    Located in Section 8 about 1.5 miles northeast of Nebo. There may not be any visible stones. 20 recorded burials, according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints library in Utah.

    Hollis

    Located in the southeast quarter of Section 20, about 1 mile southeast of Nebo. There are at least 30 unmarked graves. About 75 recorded burials, plus those unmarked.

    Hunter (Nebo)

    Located in Section 20, on the east side of Nebo. 656 recorded burials. 

    Neese (Scranton)

    Located in the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 16, about 1 mile northeast of Nebo. 16 recorded burials based on family history and courthouse records.

    Other Burials

    west of Nebo: Located in the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 24. Two stones surrounded by a concrete block wall.

    Cincinnati Township

    There are no known burials in this township.

    Derry Township

    Hornback

    Located in Section 20, about 1.5 miles southwest of El Dara. This is one of the earliest cemeteries in the county. Aunt Milly, "the colored mammy slave of Solomon Hornback," is buried here. Many stones are fallen or hidden. About 125 recorded burials.

    Pursley

    Located in the northern bordering corners of Sections 10 and 11. 18 visible stones, one base without a stone, and several gaps and depressions in the ground where there are likely stones missing. One grave is marked by an unfinished and unnamed limestone slab and at least one other is marked by a creek rock. There may be many more burials at the back of the lot. There is a small related family plot to the south, the Moyers. One of their stones got moved to the Pursley fenceline and other stones are gone or hidden.

    Rhodus

    A small family plot. 4 recorded burials.

    Shaw

    Located in the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of Section 3. Very few stones were visible, most were fallen, buried or gone. 24 recorded burials.

    Taylor-Martin

    Located in the center of Section 27. Was once accompanied by a schoolhouse. Many stones are missing or illegible. Around 700 recorded burials. 

    Other Burials

    Pleasant View: Located in Section 14. One single burial near Pleasant View school whose stone has disappeared.

    Moyer: Located in Section 9, on Solomon Moyer's land in the 1872 plat book. Location and other information lost.

    There are at least 3 more scattered burials.

    Kinderhook Township

    Akers Chapel

    Located in the southeast quarter of Section 10. Accompanied by a brick church. 842 recorded burials. 

    Journey

    Located in the southeast quarter of Section 5, about 1.5 miles north of Hull on the bluff above Pigeon Creek. At the time of the 1970s survey, only 7 graves were identified. Since then, the cemetery has undergone major restoration and well over 100 stones have been discovered and repaired. There are also Native American mounds nearby. 

    Kinderhook

    Located in Kinderhook. 815 recorded burials in the old part. 555 recorded burials in the new part.

    Other Burials

    At least 7 more scattered burials.

    Levee Township

     There are no known burials in this township. 

    Pleasant Vale Township

    Brewster-Ross

    A small family plot located in the center of the southeast quarter of Section 22. 12 recorded burials.

    Brown

    Located in the north half of the southwest quarter of Section 26. About 60 recorded burials. 

    Morey

    Located in the northwest quarter of Section 22, about 1 mile southeast of New Canton. 213 recorded burials.

    Shearer

    Located at the center of the line of Sections 9 and 10, about 3/4 mile northeast of New Canton. 755 recorded burials.

    Stoney Point

    Located in the north half of Section 11. Many stones have disappeared from view. 81 recorded burials. 

    Other Burials

    Demoin Family Plot: Located in the southwest quarter of Section 36, on a bluff. Only 4 stones were visible. 9 recorded burials. 

    There are at least 4 more scattered burials.

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