A visit to the Chitty 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 Chitty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chitty Cemetery:
37.6114, -89.0433
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chitty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Chitty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chitty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Chitty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chitty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Moulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moulton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Meneese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Meneese Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meneese Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Caney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Gurley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gurley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Chamness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness 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 Chitty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chitty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Deer Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Lake Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Egyptian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Crainville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Makanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buncombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Creal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Cobden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spillertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Carbondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Herrin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <5>
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
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 Chitty Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chitty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Marion
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 Chitty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Chitty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2084730 (Chitty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084730 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 188 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lick Creek
- Location given for Chitty Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6113889 Lon: -89.0433333
- 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 Williamson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chitty 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. |