A visit to the Cross Road 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 Cross Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cross Road Cemetery:
37.7501, -88.8751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cross Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the west southwest of the Cross Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cross Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Cross Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cross Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Pulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pulley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulley Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Stroud - Sehoskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Krieger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Krieger Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Cross Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cross Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pittsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spillertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Stiritz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Creal Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Lake Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Freeman Spur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <5>
- Crainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Eagle Point Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Egyptian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Deering City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Colp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Cambon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
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 Cross Road 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 Cross Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
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 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 Cross Road 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 Cross Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406834 (Cross Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406834 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: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburg
- Location given for Cross Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7500495 Lon: -88.8750672
- 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- Cross Road 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. |