A visit to the Atkinson 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 Atkinson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atkinson Cemetery:
38.3575, -88.8203
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the west southwest of the Atkinson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atkinson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Atkinson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- Newton Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Newton Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Farm Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972334 <5>
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Dix.
- The Union Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967474 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Panther Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Panther Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Panther Fork Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Fork Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Falley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Falley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falley 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 Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atkinson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marlow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Summersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Idlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Opdyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Texico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Rive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Keenes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shields
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Marcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Kell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Bonnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Dareville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Cartter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Dahlgren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
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 Atkinson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atkinson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Atkinson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Wayne City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Atkinson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403700 (Atkinson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403700 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opdyke
- Location given for Atkinson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3575487 Lon: -88.8203387
- 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 Jefferson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Atkinson 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. |