I have revised these directions since I originally submitted them. I've incorporated directions to Fountain Green, Lincoln, Majorville, Webster and Willis Cemeteries into a single document, added a County Road number and added information about the bridge (it has been rebuilt) on the County Road. Directions to Fountain Green, Lincoln, Majorville, Webster and Willis Cemeteries in Hancock County Illinois Route 9 runs east and west through LaHarpe. Just beyond the west side of LaHarpe and just beyond where Route 94 joins Route 9 from the north, there is a southbound turn off onto a paved road to Fountain Green. I believe there's a sign at that intersection for Fountain Green and Webster. I think it's less than ten miles to Fountain Green. Just before entering Fountain Green, which today is little more than a cluster of houses, the Fount ain Green Cemetery is on the east side of the road. This cemetery is kept mowed and neat. Continuing into Fountain Green, two or three minutes, at most, the road will end at a T, east-west intersection. To reach the Lincoln, Majorville and Willis Cemeteries, turn left/east at this intersection. You will continue on a paved road. To reach Webster Cemetery from Fountain Green, see below. Lincoln, Majorville, Willis Cemeteries from Fountain Green About a mile after this turn, watch for a small sign posted on the fence on the right/south side of the road. This is where the Lincoln Cemetery is located. It is necessary to walk back along a fence row to the Lincoln Cemetery. Until recently, this little burial area was in sad shape: stock had been allowed to move freely in the area, grave markers were knocked over and broken. A man named Jeff Thompson initiated a clean up effort in 1999. An article about the cemetery and Jeff's clean up plans appeared in the Hancock County Journal-Pilot on Feb. 10, 1999. Continue east (maybe a mile) until you come to a curve which will take you south, and go south for about one and a half miles until you come to County Road 1800. A house and outbuildings are on the southwest corner. Turn right/west at this intersection to go to Majorville. Continue south to go the Willis Cemetery. Majorville: from the intersection proceed west (you'll still be on a paved road) for about one mile. As you go down this road, you'll be able to see Majorville Church to the southwest. You'll pass an old farmhouse, barn and garage on the left/south. Just beyond this house, the road dips a bit, then there will be a gravel road turning south and only to the south; there is another farmhouse with outbuildings on the right/north. Turn south onto this gravel road and proceed a short distance to the church and cemetery - you'll see it. Mary Jane White has told me that the Township maintains Majorville. Each time I've visited, it has been mowed. I'd suggest taking work gloves and tools, should you wish to dig up weeds or thin out day lilies that grow in profusion around some stones. And watch out for the poison ivy to the rear and south of the church. If you wish to go directly from Majorville to Webster and the Webster Cemetery, just go back to County Road 1800 and turn left/west instead of going back the way you came. After crossing the bridge, keep driving until you come to the first road where you can turn right/north. Follow this road to the blacktop. Turn left/west onto the blacktop and drive about one and a half miles. See the directions to the Webster Cemetery, below. For anyone who is interested, I have a couple of excellent pictures of Majorville Church. I'd be happy send jpeg images to anyone who would like to see them. Willis: from the County road intersection described previously, continue south past the County Road for about a mile and a half. On the right you will pass the building which used to house the Joetta General Store. Last summer my sister and I spoke with the lady who lives in the house next to the old store. When she and her husband first bought the property, they had hoped to restore it but they've evidently given up on that idea. Continue south to the next house on the right/west side. Scott and Vickie Hardisty live here, and you'll need to contact them in advance of your visit. To get to the Willis Cemetery, you must walk back through one of their fields. The cemetery is not on their property but is adjacent to their field. Scott and Vickie have no people buried there, but are hoping to do some clean up and reset some of the fallen stones. They have spoken with the property owner, whose last name is Boston, and he has given them his permission. Thank goodness he has no intention to clear and plow over this little area. Vickie's temporary e-mail address is MDBROWN@NETINS.NET. Vickie recently mentioned that she will be getting a new ISP. If anyone tries to reach her and is unsuccessful, send an e-mail to me and I'll forward the message to her. The site of the old Woodville School is just a bit further down from the Hardisty home and on the left/east side of the road. The current building is not the original structure, of course; it is now being used as a residence. I also have a picture of the old school, which I would be pleased to share. If you were to follow this road south for three or four miles, it leads to Route 136. From there you can go east to Tennessee, Colchester and Macomb, or west to Carthage. Webster Cemetery from Fountain Green >From the T, east-west intersection in Fountain Green, turn right/west and stay on the paved road to reach Webster. There may be a sign. It's just about two miles. Like Fountain Green, Webster today is also a cluster of houses. The driver will see on the right/north side, a two-story building that used to be the General Store. On the east side of this building, turn right/north for one block, turn left/west for two or three blocks until you can't go any further, then right/north again for one or two blocks. The cemetery will be on the left/west side of the road. It's a nice little cemetery with an iron fence around it. Anytime I've been there, it has also been mowed and neat, with no trash or litter. Marcia Farina Majorville@aol.com