A visit to the Cates 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 Cates Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cates Cemetery:
38.5042, -88.5017
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cates Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cates Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Cates Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cates Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Cates Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cates Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smyer Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smyer Old Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer Old Cemetery
- Johnsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnsonville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Cariens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cariens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cariens Cemetery
- Stine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stine Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
- Cisne Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cisne Family Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne Family Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Forth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forth Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- Lappin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lappin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappin Cemetery
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- Cambell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cambell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Jeffersonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Madden Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madden Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Cisne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cisne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Cincinnati Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
- Bovee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bovee Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovee Cemetery
- Laird Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cates Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cisne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rinard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Sims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Kenner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Shields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Wayne City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Xenia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keenes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Hickory Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Mount Erie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Travis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Clay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Markham City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Barnhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wynoose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
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 Cates Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cates Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Fairfield
- Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Cates Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jeffersonville
- Wayne City
- Xenia
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 professional and volunteer 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 Cates Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Cates Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #405696 (Cates Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #405696 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnsonville
- Location given for Cates Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5042147 Lon: -88.5017165
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cates 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |