A visit to the Hiller - Crab Orchard 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 Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery:
37.7020, -89.2820
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the northwest of the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Etherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Etherton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherton Cemetery
- Union Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Lipe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
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- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Boskydell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boskydell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell Cemetery
- Snider Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dutch Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger 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 Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Murphysboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Makanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alto Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cobden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Tower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Dewmaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Bush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Colp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Hallidayboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Vergennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 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 Hiller - Crab Orchard 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 Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- De Soto lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for De Soto.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Herrin
- Herrin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Herrin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Murphysboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hiller - Crab Orchard 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 Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820789 (Hiller-Crab Orchard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820789 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: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pomona
- Location given for Hiller-Crab Orchard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7019949 Lon: -89.2820308
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hiller - Crab Orchard 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |