A visit to the American Legion 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 American Legion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the American Legion Cemetery:
37.3689, -89.1673
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the American Legion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The American Legion Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies just to the northwest of the American Legion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the American Legion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the American Legion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from American Legion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Sheffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheffer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffer Cemetery
- Hinkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hinkle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle Cemetery
- Mission Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kimmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Butter Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Butter Ridge Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butter Ridge Cemetery
- Grieb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grieb Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grieb Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Ullin City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ullin City Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ullin City Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Anna City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Anna City Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna City Cemetery
- The Anna City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1639625 <5>
- Kollehner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kollehner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kollehner Cemetery
- Cache Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cache Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Chapel Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the American Legion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from American Legion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dongola
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mill Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Ullin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Perks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Elco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tamms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Karnak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Diswood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Cobden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Olmsted
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Villa Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Bender ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 American Legion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The American Legion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the American Legion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Cobden
- Cobden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the American Legion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cobden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Dongola
- Jonesboro
- Vienna
- Vienna lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the American Legion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vienna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 American Legion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Union 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 American Legion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403482 (American Legion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403482 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dongola
- Location given for American Legion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3689393 Lon: -89.1673008
- 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 Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- American Legion 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |