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A visit to the Black Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Black Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Cemetery

Lat:   38.6895°   (38° 41' 22")

Lon:   -88.9901°   (-88° 59' 24")

The Black Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southeast of the Black Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fredonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Allman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allman Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Carrigan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrigan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrigan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carrigan Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Clapp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clapp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clapp Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Hartlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartlin Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Cruse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cruse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cruse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cruse Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Bryan Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryan Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bryan Memorial Park is located in Marion County
  • Eagan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eagan Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Alma Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jones Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Alma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106384 <5>
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Patoka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106070 <5>
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conant Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Peaceful Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peaceful Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peaceful Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peaceful Valley Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Sandy Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandy Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County

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 Black Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Salem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
  • Odin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
    • Odin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <6>
  • Fairman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
    • Fairman is located in Marion County
  • Patoka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandoval
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
    • Sandoval is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <6>
  • Bannister
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannister. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
    • Bannister is located in Marion County
  • Kinmundy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Vernon is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <6>
  • Junction City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Cartter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
    • Cartter is located in Marion County
  • Iuka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Omega
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Saint Paul
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Paul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
    • Central City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
    • Boulder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
    • Centralia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shobonier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shobonier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shobonier
      • Shobonier is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shobonier <6>
    • Wamac
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
      • Wamac is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Walnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell
      • Kell is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kell <6>
    • Saint Peter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Peter
      • Saint Peter is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Peter <6>
    • Farina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
      • Farina is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <6>
    • Keyesport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport
      • Keyesport is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyesport <6>
    • Loogootee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loogootee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loogootee
      • Loogootee is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loogootee <6>

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 Black Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Black Cemetery:

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 Black Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #404485  (Black Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #404485 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Salem North
    • County: Marion         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #404485 (Black Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Black Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6895, Longitude: -88.9901       In this case, the coordinates for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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