A visit to the Caney 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 Caney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Caney Cemetery:
37.5720, -88.9690
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Caney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Caney Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Vienna. Vienna lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Caney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Caney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Caney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Caney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meneese Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Meneese Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meneese Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Gurley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gurley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Moulton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moulton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275693 <5>
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Caney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Caney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goreville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Deer Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Lake Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Egyptian Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Lick Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Buncombe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Creal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- New Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Water Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Bender ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Crainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spillertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cypress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stonefort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wartrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Dewmaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Cobden
(15 miles [24.1 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 Caney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Caney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Marion
- New Burnside
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Caney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Caney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405550 (Caney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405550 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goreville
- Location given for Caney Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5719952 Lon: -88.9689599
- 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 Johnson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Caney 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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