
Adams County
5th & Vermont | Quincy, IL
Mormon 10 Sites to See Driving Tour: Formerly the Jefferson Cemetery, the south half of the block served as the first Quincy Cemetery. These grounds were used for Mormon burials from 1826-1835. No records can be found from this cemetery. In 1835 land was purchased on the southeast corner of Maine & 24th Streets (now Madison Park) and many bodies were moved to the new area. Many graves could not be identified, so were not touched.
Sites of significance in Quincy’s history as a “City of Refuge” for the Latter-day Saints {self-guided driving tour}