A visit to the Clack 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 Clack Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clack Cemetery:
38.6762, -88.7423
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clack Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clack Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Clack Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clack 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 Clack Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clack Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shadden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shadden Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadden Cemetery
- Millican Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Millican Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican Cemetery
- Lovells Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lovells Grove Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovells Grove Cemetery
- Bee Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bee Branch Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch Cemetery
- Hadden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hadden Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadden Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Edwards Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Iuka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Iuka Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka Cemetery
- Songer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Songer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Yost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yost Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost Cemetery
- Onstott Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Onstott Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onstott Church Cemetery
- The Onstott Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onstott Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644287 <5>
- Stipp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stipp Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipp Cemetery
- Cockell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cockell Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockell Cemetery
- Summit Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Summit Prairie Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Prairie Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Toliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Toliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver 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 Clack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clack Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omega
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Iuka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Xenia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Kinmundy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kenner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Town is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Farina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cartter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Hickory Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Iola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shields
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Saint Peter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Clede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Kell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Loogootee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rinard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Odin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Odin is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <6>
- Edgewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Clack Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farina
- Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Clack Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Odin
- Odin lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Clack Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Xenia
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 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 Clack Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Clack Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406138 (Clack Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406138 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Xenia
- Location given for Clack Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6761584 Lon: -88.7422763
- 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clack 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. |