A visit to the Aikins Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Aikins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Aikins Cemetery:
37.1889, -88.8017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Aikins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Aikins Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the east southeast of the Aikins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Aikins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Aikins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Aikins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkendall Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkendall Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Hopper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Nineveh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Copland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Copland Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland Cemetery
- Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Christian Church Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Woodville (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184847 <5>
- Stone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Cowlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cowlin Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlin Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Aikins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Aikins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joppa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Metropolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Paducah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Ceredo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Brookport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Reevesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Belknap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Karnak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Aikins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Aikins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- La Center
- Metropolis
- Paducah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Aikins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Aikins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403367 (Aikins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403367 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Massac
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Joppa
- Location given for Aikins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1889427 Lon: -88.8017241
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Massac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aikins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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