A visit to the Bonner 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 Bonner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bonner Cemetery:
37.8762, -88.9267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bonner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Bonner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bonner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bonner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bonner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Follis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Hanes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- Tower Heights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tower Heights Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights Cemetery
- The Tower Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tower Height Cemetery
- Huck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Huck Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huck Cemetery
- The Huck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106182 <5>
- Lakeview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Becker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Becker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
- Becker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murphey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Stilley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
- William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <5>
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bonner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bonner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Stiritz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Freeman Spur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- Johnston City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Deering City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Orient
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Whiteash
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Herrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spillertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Parrish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Smothersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Zeigler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- West City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Colp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 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 Bonner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bonner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 Bonner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Bonner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404680 (Bonner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404680 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Frankfort
- Location given for Bonner Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8761607 Lon: -88.926736
- 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 Franklin, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bonner 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. |