A visit to the Davis 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
37.9345, -89.2479
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis 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 Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elkville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Elkville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville Cemetery
- Davis #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Davis #1 Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis #1 Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Vancil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Sutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutter Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Old Du Quoin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Du Quoin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin Cemetery
- McElvain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McElvain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElvain Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Tuthill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill Cemetery
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Cudgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cudgetown Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudgetown Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The House Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Haggard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Haggard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggard Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
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 Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dowell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elkville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hallidayboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Vergennes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Du Quoin
(5 miles [8 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
- Saint Johns
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Mulkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Sunfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Zeigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Christopher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murphysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colp
(12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
- Valier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ava
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plumfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Buckner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tamaroa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Davis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Christopher
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Murphysboro
- Pinckneyville
- Tamaroa
- Zeigler
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 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 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406970 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406970 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: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkville
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9344949 Lon: -89.2478613
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Davis 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |