A visit to the Graff 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 Graff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graff Cemetery:
37.9026, -89.4579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Graff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Graff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ditzler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditzler Cemetery
- Birkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Birkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner Cemetery
- Joubert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Joubert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Modglin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modglin Cemetery
- Creek Paum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Creek Paum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Paum Cemetery
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tangen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangen Cemetery
- The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tangen - Tow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <5>
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104991 <5>
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108077 <5>
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Tuthill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ava
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Vergennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Degognia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Willisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Cutler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Jacob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Percy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Gorham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Elkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steeleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Du Quoin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Welge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
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 Graff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Graff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Graff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Murphysboro
- Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Steeleville
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 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 Graff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Graff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409236 (Graff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409236 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ava
- Location given for Graff Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9025512 Lon: -89.4578707
- 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 Jackson, 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- Graff 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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