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A visit to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 IOOF Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the IOOF Cemetery

Lat:   38.6314°   (38° 37' 53")

Lon:   -88.6412°   (-88° 38' 28")

The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the IOOF Cemetery .

Name Variations for IOOF Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:

  • IOOF Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Onstott Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onstott Church Cemetery
    • The Onstott Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • The Onstott Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Onstott Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644287 <5>
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Toliver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Songer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Songer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Songer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Songer Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Edwards Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Family Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Oak Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Shadden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shadden Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Meisenheimer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meisenheimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meisenheimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meisenheimer Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • New Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Henson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Cisne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cisne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cisne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cisne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Russell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Clack Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clack Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Robinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Burroughs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burroughs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burroughs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Logan Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Family Cemetery is located in Clay County

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 IOOF Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Xenia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kenner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Kenner is located in Clay County
  • Iuka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
  • Flora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Union Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
    • Union Town is located in Marion County
  • Johnsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Omega
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Marion County
  • Rinard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rinard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinard
    • Rinard is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rinard <6>
  • Hickory Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
  • Shields
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Jefferson County
  • Bannister
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bannister. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
    • Bannister is located in Marion County
  • Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cisne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisne
      • Cisne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <6>
    • Iola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Kinmundy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
      • Cartter is located in Marion County
    • Farina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
      • Farina is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farina <6>
    • Clay City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
    • Camp Travis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
      • Camp Travis is located in Clay County
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell
      • Kell is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kell <6>
    • La Clede
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
      • La Clede is located in Fayette County
    • Pigeon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
    • Enterprise
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Wayne County
    • Sailor Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailor Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Springs
      • Sailor Springs is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sailor Springs <6>

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 IOOF Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 IOOF Cemetery:

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 IOOF Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1807697  (Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1807697 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Xenia
    • County: Clay         Elev: 165
    • Location given for GNIS #1807697 (Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the IOOF Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6314, Longitude: -88.6412       In this case, the coordinates for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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