A visit to the Kool 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 Kool Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kool Cemetery:
37.3767, -88.5628
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kool Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kool Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Golconda. Golconda lies just to the east southeast of the Kool Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kool Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Kool Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kool Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967023 <5>
- Shedville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shedville Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedville Cemetery
- Foote Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Foote Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Austin Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Dixon Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2569196 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Sassafras Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
- Foreman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foreman Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kool Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kool Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Golconda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Reevesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Shetlerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Lusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Eddyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Carrsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Leisure City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grantsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Hartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- New Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rosiclare
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Burna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Lola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Elizabethtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Herod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
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 Kool Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kool Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrsville
- Elizabethtown
- Golconda
- Rosiclare
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 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 Kool Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 Kool Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425083 (Kool Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425083 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waltersburg
- Location given for Kool Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3767188 Lon: -88.5628246
- 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 Pope, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kool 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. |