A visit to the Cub Prairie 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 Cub Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cub Prairie Cemetery:
38.2395, -88.8926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cub Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the north of the Cub Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cub Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Cub Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cub Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Round Knob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Knob Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob Cemetery
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Prairie Cemetery
- Knowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Knowles Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meddows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cub Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cub Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bonnie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marcoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Dareville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Nason
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Opdyke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Waltonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belle Rive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Emerson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Whittington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Bluford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scheller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dahlgren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Markham City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Roaches
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
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 Cub Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cub Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Cub Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
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 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 Cub Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Cub Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406875 (Cub Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406875 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ina
- Location given for Cub Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2394938 Lon: -88.8925653
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cub Prairie 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. |