A visit to the Crask 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 Crask Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crask Cemetery:
38.4178, -88.6653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crask Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crask Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east of the Crask Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Crask Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crask Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Garrison Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mifflin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Greenwalt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwalt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwalt Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- McConnaughhay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McConnaughhay Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnaughhay Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Wells Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wells Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Chapel Cemetery
- Falley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Falley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falley Cemetery
- Egbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Egbert Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Forth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forth Cemetery
- Jacob Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jacob Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Chapel 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 Crask Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crask Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Keenes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Markham City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Wayne City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Sims
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Johnsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Opdyke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Texico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Rive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Idlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Prairie City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cisne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dix
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dahlgren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rinard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cartter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
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 Crask Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crask Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Crask Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jeffersonville
- Mount Vernon
- Wayne City
- Xenia
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 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 Crask Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Crask Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406746 (Crask Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406746 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shields
- Location given for Crask Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.417826 Lon: -88.665333
- 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 Wayne, 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- Crask 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. |