A visit to the Davis #1 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 Davis #1 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis #1 Cemetery:
37.9206, -89.2226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis #1 Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis #1 Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Davis #1 Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Davis #1 Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Elkville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Elkville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville Cemetery
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rees Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Old Du Quoin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Du Quoin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin Cemetery
- Vancil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Sutter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutter Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Parrish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- McElvain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McElvain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElvain Cemetery
- Tuthill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Royalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108783 <5>
- Browning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn 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 Davis #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dowell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Vergennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mulkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Oraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Zeigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Sunfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <6>
- Plumfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Valier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dewmaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Freeman Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- 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 <6>
- Cambon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Davis #1 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christopher
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Murphysboro
- Zeigler
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 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 Davis #1 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Davis #1 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820784 (Davis Number 1 Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820784 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkville
- Location given for Davis Number 1 Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.920606 Lon: -89.2225825
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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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Davis #1 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. |