A visit to the Emerson 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 Emerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Emerson Cemetery:
37.7859, -89.1181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Emerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Emerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Emerson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Emerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Emerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hinchcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchcliff Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- McKinney Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Hill Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107282 <5>
- Little Flock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359561 <5>
- North Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The North Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Oakwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359524 <5>
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1778004 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willowrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willowrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willowrest Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173020 <5>
- Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- North County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- McCowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- San Carlo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The San Carlo Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Carlo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herrin.
- The San Carlo Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Carlo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108121 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Emerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Emerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cambria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blairsville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Carterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dewmaine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Crainville
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Hurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Energy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carbondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Plumfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Hallidayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spillertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cambon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Elkville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Emerson 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 Emerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- Zeigler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Emerson 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 Emerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407991 (Emerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407991 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: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herrin
- Location given for Emerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7858836 Lon: -89.1181343
- 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- Emerson 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. |