A visit to the Hurricane 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 Hurricane Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hurricane Cemetery:
37.7637, -89.0542
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the east southeast of the Hurricane Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hurricane Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Hurricane Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hurricane Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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 <5>
- Little Flock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Willowrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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 <5>
- McCowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- McAlpin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Hinchcliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchcliff Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Herrin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Herrin City Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Herrin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Herrin.
- The Herrin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herrin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106121 <5>
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Chamness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness Cemetery
- Stroud - Sehoskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moake Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Allen Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allen Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Hunter Cemetery
- Ralls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Ferges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ferges Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferges Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- San Carlo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The San Carlo Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Carlo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herrin.
- The San Carlo Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Carlo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108121 <5>
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 Hurricane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hurricane Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crainville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Energy
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dewmaine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Herrin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spillertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Freeman Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <6>
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cambon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Zeigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 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 Hurricane 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 Hurricane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 websites either 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 Hurricane 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 Hurricane Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410709 (Hurricane Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410709 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: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herrin
- Location given for Hurricane Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7636612 Lon: -89.0542425
- 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 Williamson, 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 from Point A (ie- Hurricane 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. |