A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
37.7289, -88.8173
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the west of the Edwards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Edwards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pulley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pulley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulley Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #314026 <5>
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Cross Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Krieger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Krieger Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- New Spring Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barter Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Donelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Donelson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Spillertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonefort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Lake Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Egyptian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- New Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Carrier Mills
(10 miles [16.1 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 <6>
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Stiritz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Eagle Point Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Energy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Ledford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- West Frankfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Freeman Spur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Crainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Creal Springs
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
- West Frankfort
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 Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407801 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407801 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: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7289384 Lon: -88.8172864
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edwards 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. |