A visit to the Hobbs 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 Hobbs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hobbs Cemetery:
37.2298, -89.4562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hobbs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hobbs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hobbs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hobbs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hobbs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grays Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grays Point Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Bonhardt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bonhardt Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonhardt Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lightner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lightner Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
- Westerwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Westerwell Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerwell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Commerce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Commerce Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Cemetery
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe Cemetery
- Twente Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Twente Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twente Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure 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 Hobbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hobbs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thebes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- East Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Scott City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McClure
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Cape Girardeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Miller City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lambert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Tamms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Chaffee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Elco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Cache
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Gordonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Oran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <5>
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
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 Hobbs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hobbs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Jackson
- Oran
- Oran lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Hobbs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 Hobbs Cemetery:
- 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 Hobbs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410327 (Hobbs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410327 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: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thebes
- Location given for Hobbs Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2297728 Lon: -89.4561989
- 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 '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- Hobbs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |