A visit to the Carroll 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 Carroll Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carroll Cemetery:
38.1714, -88.8628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Carroll Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carroll Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Carroll Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carroll Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Abner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Abner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Cemetery
- Cypher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cypher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher Cemetery
- Winemiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Winemiller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winemiller Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks 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 Carroll Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carroll Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Bonnie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Nason
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whittington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Dareville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Belle Rive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Opdyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Marcoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dahlgren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emerson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lovilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Marlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Sesser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rend City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Bluford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scheller
(12 miles [19.3 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 Carroll Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carroll Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Carroll Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Waltonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Carroll Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Carroll Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405637 (Carroll Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405637 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Garden
- Location given for Carroll Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1714382 Lon: -88.8628424
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Carroll 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. |