A visit to the Cheatham 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 Cheatham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cheatham Cemetery:
37.9062, -89.5257
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Cheatham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cheatham 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 Cheatham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cheatham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Modglin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modglin Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104991 <5>
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108077 <5>
- Barrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Graff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Kross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kross Cemetery
- Koehn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehn Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Tangen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangen Cemetery
- The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tangen - Tow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ditzler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditzler Cemetery
- Birkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Birkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner Cemetery
- Joubert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joubert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cheatham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cheatham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ava
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campbell Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Degognia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Willisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Oraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leanderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Cutler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Percy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vergennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pyatts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Conant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Steeleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Jacob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Murphysboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
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 Cheatham 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 Cheatham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Cheatham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Elkville
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
- Percy
- Percy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cheatham Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Steeleville
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 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 Cheatham 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 Cheatham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406001 (Cheatham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406001 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: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willisville
- Location given for Cheatham Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9061624 Lon: -89.5256513
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cheatham 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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