A visit to the Boucher 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 Boucher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boucher Cemetery:
37.7973, -89.3437
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boucher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the south of the Boucher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boucher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Boucher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boucher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tower Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <5>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ripley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Worthen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Worthen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthen Cemetery
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ditzler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditzler Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish 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 Boucher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boucher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murphysboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oraville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vergennes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hallidayboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Royalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Tower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Campbell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Alto Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Du Quoin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
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 Boucher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boucher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Boucher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Boucher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Murphysboro
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 helpful 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 Boucher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Boucher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #404715 (Boucher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #404715 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murphysboro
- Location given for Boucher Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.797273 Lon: -89.3437
- 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 Jackson, 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- Boucher 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. |