A visit to the Curlee 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 Curlee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Curlee Cemetery:
38.1781, -89.2362
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Curlee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Curlee Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Curlee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Curlee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Curlee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Curlee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Tamaroa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Campbell Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Bald Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Todd Mills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Todd Mills Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mills Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunfield.
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217737 <5>
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Minson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Minson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minson Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Holts Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108471 <5>
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Curlee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Curlee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tamaroa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Du Bois
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sunfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Scheller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Radom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Posen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Pinckneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Emerson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Waltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sesser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Roaches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winkle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Pyatts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Nason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dareville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Richview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Mulkeytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Valier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Woodlawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Curlee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Curlee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Du Quoin
- Nashville
- Pinckneyville
- Sesser
- Tamaroa
- Waltonville
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 Curlee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Curlee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406900 (Curlee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406900 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tamaroa
- Location given for Curlee Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1781057 Lon: -89.2361916
- 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 Perry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curlee 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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