A visit to the Azotus 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 Azotus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Azotus Cemetery:
37.2153, -88.5223
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Azotus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Azotus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Azotus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Azotus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Azotus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Golightly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Kickasola Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickasola Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Azotus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Azotus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bay City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Hamletsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brookport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Golconda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Massac City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Ledbetter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Metropolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Big Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Hendron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Reidland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Lola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Dixon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Reevesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Lone Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Carrsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- West Paducah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Calvert City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Tiline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <6>
- Shetlerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
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 Azotus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Azotus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Carrsville
- Golconda
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 professional and volunteer 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 Azotus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Azotus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820632 (Azotus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820632 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah NE
- Location given for Azotus Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2153328 Lon: -88.5222657
- 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 Pope, 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- Azotus 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. |