A visit to the Atwood 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 Atwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Atwood Cemetery:
37.6503, -88.8578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Atwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Atwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northwest of the Atwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Atwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Atwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Atwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Donelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Donelson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Krieger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Krieger Cemetery
- Koonce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Koonce Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonce Cemetery
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Creal Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #314026 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Atwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Atwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creal Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Egyptian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eagle Point Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- New Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stonefort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reynoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Whiteash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McCormick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- Corinth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buncombe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Crainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Atwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Atwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Atwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Atwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #403712 (Atwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #403712 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard
- Location given for Atwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6503279 Lon: -88.8578435
- 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 Williamson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atwood 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. |