A visit to the De Soto 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 De Soto Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the De Soto Cemetery:
37.8128, -89.2320
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the De Soto Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the west southwest of the De Soto Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the De Soto Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the De Soto Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from De Soto Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blairsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Blairsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255811 <5>
- Greer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Elkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elkville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville Cemetery
- Boucher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucher Cemetery
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Snider Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- North County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Hill Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Emerson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the De Soto Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from De Soto Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Soto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bush
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hallidayboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Murphysboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Vergennes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oraville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Mulkeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Freeman Spur
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Plumfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
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 De Soto 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 De Soto Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Murphysboro
- Zeigler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 De Soto 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 De Soto Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820785 (De Soto Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820785 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: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for De Soto Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8128284 Lon: -89.2320281
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- De Soto 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. |