A visit to the Donelson 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 Donelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Donelson Cemetery:
37.6334, -88.8590
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Donelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Donelson Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north northwest of the Donelson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Donelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Donelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Creal Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Koonce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Koonce Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonce Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Krieger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Krieger Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cocke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Newbold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newbold Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks 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 Donelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Donelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Creal Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake Crest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Egyptian Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Eagle Point Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Deer Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- New Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goreville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stonefort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Spillertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Whiteash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- McCormick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Buncombe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carrier Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Stiritz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Donelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Donelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
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 Donelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Donelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407302 (Donelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407302 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard
- Location given for Donelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6333835 Lon: -88.8589545
- 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 Williamson, 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 from Point A (ie- Donelson 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. |