In the 1970s, McDonough County resident Duane Lester took it upon himself to document all the rural cemeteries in McDonough County. This valuable 18-volume set of cemetery books is available for the public to download below.

Please consider joining our society to help support projects such as Duane’s and making them available to the public.

Volumes I through XVII are titled, Rural Cemeteries, and including maps, charts, inscriptions and genealogical notes on a total of 84 cemeteries and gravesites. Each volume contains 50-60 pages.

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  • All
  • Bethel Township (5)
  • Blandinsville Township (2)
  • Chalmers Township (4)
  • Colchester Township (2)
  • Eldorado Township (4)

Industry & Eldorado Townships

Vol. I

Includes Chockley, Peak, Standard, Springer, Vail, Vance, & Wilhelm

Bethel & Industry Townships

Vol. II

Includes Clayton, Doddsville, Pennington, Pioneer, Pruitt, Stoneking #1, Stoneking #2, Vawter, & Willey

Bethel & Lamoine Townships

Vol. III

Includes Dunkard, Friend, Old Plymouth, & Scott

Lamoine & Tennessee Townships

Vol. IV

Includes Hills Grove, Hutchinson, King, & Rice

Bethel & Chalmers Townships

Vol. V

Includes Archer-Bethel, Baptist, Bowlin-Wayland, Gibson, Miler, Strader-Nankivel, & Waymack

Bethel, Industry, & Scotland Townships

Vol. VI

Includes Camp Creek, Craig, & Rigg

Eldorado Township

Vol. VIII

Includes Harris & Foster Point

Mound & New Salem Township

Vol. IX

Includes Clark-Evans, Mound M.E., & Upper Mound

Emmet, Macomb, Scotland, Chalmers Township

Vol. X

Includes Bailey, County Farm, Old Catholic, Old Macomb & Simpson

Colchester & Chalmers Townships

Vol. XI

Includes Barber, Bean, Lower Neece, Moore, Murray & Stevens

Hire & Emmet Townships

Vol. XII

Includes Argyle, Atkinson, Guy, Post-Shippey, & Simmon

Blandinsville & Hire Townships

Vol. XIV

Includes Duncan, Hays, Huff, Liberty, South & Wilson

Emmet Township

Vol. XV

Includes Head, Spring Creek, Stickle & Walker

Sciota & Walnut Grove Townships

Vol. XVI

Includes Beckelhymer, Hamilton, Hickory Grove, Larkins, Lynn Grove, Old Prairie City, & Pearce

Hire & Emmet Townships

Vol. XII

Includes Argyle, Atkinson, Guy, Post-Shippey, & Simmons

Index of Rural Cemeteries

Vol. XVIII

McDonough County

Tennessee and Hire Townships

Vol. XIII

Includes Catholic, Central, Friendship, Pope, & White

New Salem & Eldorado Townships

Vol. VII

Includes Dailey, Pennington Point, & Miles

Vol. I – Industry & Eldorado Townships – includes Chockley, Peak, Standard, Springer, Vail, Vance, & Wilhelm

Vol. II – Bethel & Industry Townships – includes Clayton, Doddsville, Pennington, Pioneer, Pruitt, Stoneking #1, Stoneking #2, Vawter, & Willey

Vol. III – Bethel & Lamoine Townships – includes Dunkard, Friend, Old Plymouth, & Scott

Vol. IV – Lamoine & Tennessee Townships – includes Hills Grove, Hutchinson, King, & Rice

Vol. V – Bethel & Chalmers Townships – includes Archer-Bethel, Baptist, Bowlin-Wayland, Gibson, Miler, Strader-Nankivel, & Waymack

Vol. VI – Bethel, Industry, & Scotland Townships – includes Camp Creek, Craig, & Rigg

Vol. VII – New Salem & Eldorado Townships – includes Dailey, Pennington Point, & Miles

Vol. VIII – Eldorado Township – includes Harris & Foster Point

Vol. IX – Mound & New Salem Township – includes Clark-Evans, Mound M.E., & Upper Mound

Vol. X – Emmet, Macomb, Scotland, Chalmers Township – includes Bailey, County Farm, Old Catholic, Old Macomb & Simpson

Vol. XI – Colchester & Chalmers Townships – includes Barber, Bean, Lower Neece, Moore, Murray & Stevens

Vol. XII – Hire & Emmet Townships – includes Argyle, Atkinson, Guy, Post-Shippey, & Simmons

Vol. XIII – Tennessee and Hire Townships – includes Catholic, Central, Friendship, Pope, & White

Vol. XIV-Blandinsville & Hire Townships includes Duncan, Hays, Huff, Liberty, South & Wilson

Vol. XV – Emmet Township – includes Head, Spring Creek, Stickle & Walker

Vol. XVI -Sciota & Walnut Grove Townships – includes Beckelhymer, Hamilton, Hickory Grove, Larkins, Lynn Grove, Old Prairie City, & Pearce

Vol. XVII -Blandinsville Township – includes Hillsborough, Mustain, Old Bedford & Wesley Chapel

Vol. XVIII – Index of Rural Cemeteries in McDonough County