A visit to the Isaacs 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 Isaacs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Isaacs Cemetery:
37.9006, -88.7609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Isaacs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Isaacs Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Isaacs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Isaacs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Isaacs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Isaacs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Smothers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smothers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers Cemetery
- East Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The East Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thompsonville.
- The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <5>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Hall Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hall Town Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Swofford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swofford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford Cemetery
- Old Ruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Ruff Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruff Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cardwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stilley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
- William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <5>
- Winn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Lampley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lampley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampley Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Manion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Manion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manion Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Joplin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Tower Heights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tower Heights Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights Cemetery
- The Tower Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tower Height Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Isaacs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Isaacs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Parrish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hanaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Akin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Deering City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Hartford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- West Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Johnston City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Long Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stiritz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Whiteash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Walpole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spillertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- West City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Cambon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
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 Isaacs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Isaacs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Johnston City
- West Frankfort
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Isaacs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Isaacs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #410944 (Isaacs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #410944 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thompsonville
- Location given for Isaacs Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9006046 Lon: -88.7608946
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Isaacs 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. |
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