A visit to the Cypher 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 Cypher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cypher Cemetery:
38.0812, -88.9062
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cypher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cypher Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the south of the Cypher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cypher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cypher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cypher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wayman Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moser Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Drummond Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Overturf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Overturf Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overturf Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fitzgerrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hammond Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Grammer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grammer Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cypher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cypher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittington
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Rend City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rend City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Steel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steel City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Taylor Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor Hill is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Nason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frisco is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Sesser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bonnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Emerson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Buckner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanaford is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Coello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Parrish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Akin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deering City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deering City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Cypher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cypher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Ina
- Ina lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Cypher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Sesser
- Waltonville
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 Cypher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Cypher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406916 (Cypher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406916 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rend Lake Dam
- Location given for Cypher Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0811606 Lon: -88.9061783
- 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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cypher 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. |