A visit to the Keller 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 Keller Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keller Cemetery:
37.5362, -89.1162
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keller Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keller Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Keller Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keller Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Keller Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keller Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Sitter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sitter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitter Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Karaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Karaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karaker Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Goddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lockard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockard Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keller Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lick Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Goreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Makanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buncombe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Dutch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lake Crest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Alto Pass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dongola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cypress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egyptian Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Perks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crainville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Creal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Keller Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Keller Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Creal Springs
- Dongola
- Goreville
- Jonesboro
- Marion
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Keller Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Keller Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411357 (Keller Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411357 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lick Creek
- Location given for Keller Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5361615 Lon: -89.1161892
- 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 Union, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Keller 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |