A visit to the Hinchcliff 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 Hinchcliff Cemetery ...
The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Blairsville Cemetery
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Blairsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255811 <2>
- Cundiff Cemetery
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
- Emerson Cemetery
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1778004 <2>
- Howard Cemetery
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359561 <2>
- McAlpin Cemetery
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McCowen Cemetery
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- McKinney Hill Cemetery
- The McKinney Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Hill Cemetery
- North Cemetery
- The North Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- North County Line Cemetery
- North Oakwood Cemetery
- The North Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Oakwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359524 <2>
- Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107282 <2>
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Snider Hill Cemetery
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- Willowrest Cemetery
- The Willowrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willowrest Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173020 <2>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn 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 Hinchcliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Cambon
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Cambria
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Colp
- 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 <4>
- Crainville
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- De Soto
- Dewmaine
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Elkville
- Energy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Freeman Spur
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <4>
- Hallidayboro
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
- Hurst
- Johnston City
- Makanda
- Marion
- Plumfield
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Royalton
- Spillertown
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Stiritz
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Whiteash
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Zeigler
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 Hinchcliff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hinchcliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- Zeigler
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 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 Hinchcliff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Hinchcliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410305 (Hinchcliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410305 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herrin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hinchcliff Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |