A visit to the Becker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Becker Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Becker Cemetery (FG ID #104676).
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 Becker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Becker Cemetery:
37.8226, -88.8863
The Becker Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southwest of the Becker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Becker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Becker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Becker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- Stilley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Boner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Follis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Becker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Becker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnston City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spillertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- West Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deering City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Freeman Spur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Dewmaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Zeigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colp
(10 miles [16.1 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 Becker 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 Becker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 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 Becker 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 Becker Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #104676
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404076 (Becker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404076 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: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnston City
- Location given for Becker Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8225495 Lon: -88.8867343
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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' (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- Becker 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |