A visit to the Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dawson Cemetery:
37.9292, -89.0601
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Dawson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dawson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Dawson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
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- Wells Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dawson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zeigler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christopher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Plumfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Royalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orient
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Buckner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Freeman Spur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Valier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- West Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- West City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Rend City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Colp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Herrin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stiritz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Elkville
- Herrin
- West Frankfort
- 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 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 Dawson 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 Dawson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406996 (Dawson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406996 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: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Dawson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9292168 Lon: -89.0600752
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dawson 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. |