A visit to the Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crab Orchard Cemetery:
37.6778, -88.9848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crab Orchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northeast of the Crab Orchard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crab Orchard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Crab Orchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crab Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chamness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- Brannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brannon Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Cemetery
- Moulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moulton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Cemetery
- McAlpin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- McCowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Meneese Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Meneese Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meneese Cemetery
- Koonce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Koonce Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonce Cemetery
- Spiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
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- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hampton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275693 <5>
- Chitty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crab Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crab Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Point Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Spillertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Crainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Carterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Goreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Creal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Whiteash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Dewmaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <6>
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Stiritz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Makanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- New Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Crab Orchard 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 Crab Orchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406700 (Crab Orchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406700 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: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion
- Location given for Crab Orchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.677828 Lon: -88.9847945
- 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 '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- Crab Orchard 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. |