A visit to the Cairo City 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 Cairo City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cairo City Cemetery:
37.1584, -89.1984
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cairo City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cairo City Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies just to the south southeast of the Cairo City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cairo City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cairo City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cairo City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Hogendobler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hogendobler Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogendobler Cemetery
- Walford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walford Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107966 <5>
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thistlewood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistlewood Cemetery
- Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- King - McNeil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Uninty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Uninty Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uninty Cemetery
- Mound City National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lyerly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Manwaring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Manwaring Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manwaring Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cairo City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cairo City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Villa Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Mounds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Pulaski
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hodges Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cache
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olmsted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tamms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ullin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Diswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Olive Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Perks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- La Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 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 Cairo City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cairo City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cairo
- Commerce
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cairo City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Cairo City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405341 (Cairo City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405341 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pulaski
- Location given for Cairo City Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.158384 Lon: -89.1984095
- 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 Pulaski, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cairo City 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. |
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