A visit to the Keckolie 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 Keckolie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keckolie Cemetery:
37.1156, -88.5231
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keckolie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keckolie Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Keckolie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keckolie 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 Keckolie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keckolie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Brookport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Audubon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Audubon Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Allard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hamletsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hamletsburg Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Kickasola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kickasola Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickasola Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keckolie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keckolie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Unionville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Paducah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ledbetter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamletsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Reidland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hendron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Krebs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Sharpe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Massac City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Calvert City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Metropolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Burna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Massac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Symsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Grahamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
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 Keckolie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keckolie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 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 Keckolie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 Keckolie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411336 (Keckolie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411336 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah East
- Location given for Keckolie Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1156119 Lon: -88.5231001
- 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 Massac, 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- Keckolie 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. |