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A visit to the Cummins Cemetery ...


The location of the Cummins Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cummins Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cummins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cummins Cemetery

Lat:   37.3142°   (37° 18' 51")

Lon:   -89.3479°   (-89° 20' 52")

The Cummins Cemetery is located in Alexander County<2>.

The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Cummins Cemetery .

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 Cummins Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Alexander County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Cummins Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cummins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cummins Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Elco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Reynoldsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Union County
    • McClure
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Alexander County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <4>
    • Diswood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
      • Diswood is located in Alexander County
    • Mill Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Tamms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
      • Tamms is located in Alexander County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <4>
    • East Cape Girardeau
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cape Girardeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
      • East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Dutch Mills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
      • Dutch Mills is located in Union County
    • Thebes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thebes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
      • Thebes is located in Alexander County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Ullin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Olive Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
      • Olive Branch is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
    • Pulaski
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <4>
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Dongola
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dongola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
        • Dongola is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dongola <4>
      • Jonesboro
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
        • Jonesboro is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
      • Cape Girardeau
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Anna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
        • Anna is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
      • Scott City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
        • Scott City is located in Scott County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <4>
      • Commerce
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Unity
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Kelso
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
        • Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <4>
      • Villa Ridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
        • Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
      • Miller City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
        • Miller City is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <4>
      • Wolf Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
        • Wolf Lake is located in Union County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <4>
      • Perks
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cache
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
        • Cache is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <4>
      • Mounds
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
        • Mounds is located in Pulaski County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
      • Cobden
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
        • Cobden is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <4>

    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 Cummins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cummins Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cummins Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cummins Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Phillips Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Lindsay Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsay Cemetery
    • McClure Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClure Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • McCrite Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrite Cemetery
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Honey Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Cemetery
    • Sims Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • McCrite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrite Cemetery
    • Provo Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Provo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Provo Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Provo Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Childers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Childers Cemetery is located in Alexander County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childers Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Hargis Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hargis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hargis Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hargis Cemetery
      • Hutchison Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchison Cemetery
      • Brown Homestead Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Homestead Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Homestead Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Kollehner Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kollehner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kollehner Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kollehner Cemetery
      • Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hobbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
      • Grays Point Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grays Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grays Point Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grays Point Cemetery
      • Garner Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
      • Hobbs Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobbs Cemetery
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Bracken Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bracken Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Ullin City Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ullin City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ullin City Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ullin City Cemetery
      • Mission Chapel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mission Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Chapel Cemetery
      • Kimmel Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kimmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kimmel Cemetery
      • Grieb Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grieb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grieb Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grieb Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Cummins Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #406891  (Cummins Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #406891 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mill Creek
      • County: Alexander         Elev: 202
      • Location given for GNIS #406891 (Cummins Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Alexander, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cummins Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3142, Longitude: -89.3479       In this case, the coordinates for the Cummins Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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