A visit to the Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Franklin Cemetery:
38.0673, -88.9295
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the south of the Franklin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Franklin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Franklin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cypher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cypher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher Cemetery
- Winemiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Winemiller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winemiller Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Grammer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grammer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Overturf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Overturf Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overturf Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
- Masonic - Oddfellow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk 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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Franklin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rend City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Ewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Steel City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Ina
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Sesser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- North City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Emerson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Coello
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Smothersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Bonnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Orient
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deering City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Parrish
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
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 Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Ina
- Ina lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Franklin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Sesser
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 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408659 (Franklin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408659 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: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rend Lake Dam
- Location given for Franklin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0672718 Lon: -88.9295127
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Franklin 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. |