A visit to the King Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the King Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The King Cemetery (FG ID #106449).
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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
37.9000, -89.4590
The King Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ditzler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Birkner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Birkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner Cemetery
- Joubert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Joubert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Modglin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modglin Cemetery
- Creek Paum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Creek Paum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Paum Cemetery
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tangen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McBride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Tuthill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill 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 King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ava
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vergennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Degognia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Willisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cutler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murphysboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Percy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gorham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Steeleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Du Quoin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Welge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the King Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
- Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Steeleville
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 helpful 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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 King Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #106449
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #411484 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411484 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ava
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9000512 Lon: -89.4587041
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jackson, 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- King 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. |