A visit to the Emmons 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 Emmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Emmons Cemetery:
38.8220, -87.6286
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Emmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Emmons Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the south southwest of the Emmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Emmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Emmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Emmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Portee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portee Cemetery
- Tann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tann Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tann Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- Derr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Derr Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derr Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Dollahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dollahan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollahan Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- The Pollard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107528 <5>
- Goines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goines Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goines Cemetery
- Portee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Portee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portee Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ferrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Nuttle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nuttle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuttle Cemetery
- Conover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Conover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover Cemetery
- Mickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mickey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickey Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Tobey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tobey Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
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 Emmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Emmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oil Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oil Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Grove
- Birds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heathsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heathsville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
- Lawrenceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Villas is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villas
- Duncanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Duncanville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Busseron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Busseron is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseron
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Billett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Oaktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Hebron is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hebron
- Vincennes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hardinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hardinville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinville
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Robinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fritchton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fritchton is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritchton
- Oil Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Landes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Saint Francisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Emmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Emmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Carlisle
- Duncanville
- Flat Rock
- Lawrenceville
- Oaktown
- Palestine
- Robinson
- Saint Francisville
- Sumner
- Vincennes
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 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 Emmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Emmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408014 (Emmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408014 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birds
- Location given for Emmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8219901 Lon: -87.6286354
- 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 Lawrence, 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' (or 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- Emmons 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. |
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