A visit to the Hawkins 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 Hawkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hawkins Cemetery:
38.7073, -89.1484
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Carlyle. Carlyle lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hawkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hawkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Hawkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hawkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Carter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carter Cemetery
- New Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Carter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carter Cemetery
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Chapel Cemetery
- The Prairie Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Grove Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Brewster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brewster Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Patoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106070 <5>
- Magassi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Magassi Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magassi Cemetery
- Prichett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Prichett Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichett Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Patoka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Patoka Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carrigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carrigan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrigan Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cruse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Keyesport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Keyesport Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport Cemetery
- McNeill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McNeill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeill Cemetery
- Gerdes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gerdes Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerdes Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandoval Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Meador Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Thorp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thorp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hawkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hawkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Patoka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Sandoval
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keyesport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Odin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Huey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Shobonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Carlyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Pleasant Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Saint Paul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Posey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Beckemeyer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mulberry Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bannister
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Kinmundy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Smithboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hagarstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Hawkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hawkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Keyesport
- Kinmundy
- Mulberry Grove
- Odin
- Odin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Hawkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Hawkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sandoval
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 Hawkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Hawkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409938 (Hawkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409938 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boulder
- Location given for Hawkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7072705 Lon: -89.1484006
- 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 Clinton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hawkins 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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