A visit to the Golightly 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 Golightly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Golightly Cemetery:
37.2198, -88.5764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Golightly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Golightly Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Golightly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Golightly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Azotus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Azotus Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azotus Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Independence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Westerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Kickasola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickasola Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford 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 Golightly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Golightly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Brookport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metropolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Paducah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hamletsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Golconda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Burna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reevesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Hendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Dixon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- New Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Grahamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Ledbetter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reidland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Joppa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Golightly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Golightly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Golconda
- Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Golightly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 Golightly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #424934 (Golightly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #424934 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah NE
- Location given for Golightly Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2197769 Lon: -88.5764351
- 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 Massac, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Golightly 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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