A visit to the Denning 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 Denning Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Denning Cemetery:
37.9048, -88.9678
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Denning Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the north northeast of the Denning Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Denning Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Denning Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Denning Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Follis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Boner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boner Cemetery
- The Boner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boner Chapel Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Tower Heights Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tower Heights Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights Cemetery
- The Tower Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tower Height Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Zeigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Joplin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
- Masonic - Oddfellow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph 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 Denning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Denning Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cambon
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- West Frankfort
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Freeman Spur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Stiritz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Deering City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Zeigler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Johnston City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Christopher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whiteash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Steel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Coello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rend City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
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 Denning 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 Denning Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 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 Denning 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 Denning Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407125 (Denning Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407125 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Frankfort
- Location given for Denning Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.904772 Lon: -88.9678489
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Denning 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. |