A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
38.6459, -87.6847
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the north of the Collins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
- Billett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Billett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Billett Cemetery is located in Billett.
- The Billett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billett - Gottfried Cemetery
- Gottfried Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1312081 <5>
- Kinkade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kinkade Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkade Cemetery
- Denison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Denison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Beal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beal Cemetery is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beal Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Beal (IN)
- The Beal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Compagniotte Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86788 <5>
- May Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The May Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lawrenceville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Craig Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Craig Farm Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Farm Cemetery
- Oreo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oreo Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreo Cemetery
- Allendale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Allendale Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale 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 Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Billett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Saint Francisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Adams Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Vincennes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Decker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Berryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Hazleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Verne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Verne is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Birds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Giro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Giro is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giro
- Fritchton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Lawrenceville
- Mount Carmel
- Saint Francisville
- Sumner
- Vincennes
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406377 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406377 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawrenceville
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6458806 Lon: -87.6847485
- 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 Lawrence, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Collins 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. |