A visit to the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens ...
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 Green Lawn Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens:
37.0159, -89.1829
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Green Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies just to the south southeast of the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Green Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Bird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mound City National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wickliffe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wickliffe Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe Cemetery
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Liberty Cemetery
- New Liberty General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280163 <5>
- Spencer Heights Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Thistlewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thistlewood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistlewood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107966 <5>
- Griggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Owsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Owsley Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Owsley Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owsley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Barlow (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2534673 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Harrison - Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newton Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Newton Family Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Family Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Old Hazelwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hazelwood Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- King - McNeil Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Green Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Future City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Future City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cairo Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Wyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wyatt is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Mound City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Wickliffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Mounds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Cache
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Villa Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Hodges Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Miller City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olmsted
(12 miles [19.3 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 Green Lawn Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Green Lawn Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bardwell
- Cairo
- Cairo lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Green Lawn Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Charleston
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
- Wickliffe
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 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 Green Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Alexander 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 Green Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2047078 (Green Lawn Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047078 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: Alexander
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Green Lawn Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 37.0158847 Lon: -89.1828502
- 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 Alexander, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Green Lawn Memorial Gardens) 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. |