A visit to the Creek Paum 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 Creek Paum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Creek Paum Cemetery:
37.9303, -89.4020
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Creek Paum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Creek Paum Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Creek Paum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Creek Paum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Creek Paum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Creek Paum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Birkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner Cemetery
- Joubert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Joubert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert Cemetery
- Ditzler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditzler Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Graff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuthill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Sutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sutter Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Tangen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangen Cemetery
- The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tangen - Tow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <5>
- Cheatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Modglin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modglin Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Galum Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McElvain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McElvain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElvain Cemetery
- Cudgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cudgetown Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudgetown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Creek Paum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Creek Paum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vergennes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ava
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatts
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Dowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Du Quoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Pinckneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Willisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Cutler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Shiloh Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Degognia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Percy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jacob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Steeleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leanderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Gorham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Winkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Hurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Creek Paum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Creek Paum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Creek Paum Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Creek Paum Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Murphysboro
- Percy
- Percy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Creek Paum Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Steeleville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Creek Paum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Creek Paum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406765 (Creek Paum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406765 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ava
- Location given for Creek Paum Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9303288 Lon: -89.4020346
- 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 Jackson, 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- Creek Paum 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. |
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