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. 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 IOOF Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the IOOF Cemetery:
37.7456, -88.9353
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south of the IOOF Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the IOOF Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the IOOF Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Stroud - Sehoskey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Ferges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferges Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferges Cemetery
- Ralls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Allen Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Hunter Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moake Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Cross Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Herrin City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McAlpin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley 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 IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from IOOF Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spillertown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Energy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Crainville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colp
(8 miles [12.9 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>
- Dewmaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Lake Crest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Eagle Point Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Creal Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Cambria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Cambon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Egyptian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Blairsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
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 Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The IOOF Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
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:
- 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 IOOF Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1737313 (Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1737313 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marion
- Location given for Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7456053 Lon: -88.935348
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- IOOF 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. |