A visit to the Childers 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 Childers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Childers Cemetery:
37.2178, -89.3487
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Childers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Childers Cemetery is located in Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Childers Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Childers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Childers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McCrite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrite Cemetery
- Twente Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Twente Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twente Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Honey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Honey Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McCrite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrite Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Uninty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Uninty Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uninty Cemetery
- Provo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Provo Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Childers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Childers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Diswood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Olive Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tamms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Thebes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cache
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Villa Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Ullin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Mounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mill Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Scott City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cape Girardeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mound City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Cairo Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Olmsted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dongola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
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 Childers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Childers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Commerce
- Dongola
- Mound City
- Mounds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Childers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Alexander 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 Childers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #424744 (Childers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #424744 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: Alexander
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tamms
- Location given for Childers Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.217828 Lon: -89.3486946
- 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 Alexander, 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 from Point A (ie- Childers 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. |