A visit to the Lockard 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 Lockard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lockard Cemetery:
37.5784, -89.2012
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lockard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lockard Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Lockard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lockard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lockard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lockard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vancil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Makanda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Makanda Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Lirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lirley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lirley Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Karaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Karaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karaker Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Saratoga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Saratoga Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Cemetery
- Sitter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sitter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitter Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry 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 Lockard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lockard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Water Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Makanda
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cobden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alto Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Goreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wolf Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buncombe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Murphysboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Dewmaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Energy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- De Soto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grand Tower
(16 miles [25.7 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 Lockard 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 Lockard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lockard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Dongola
- Goreville
- Grand Tower
- Jonesboro
- Murphysboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lockard 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 Lockard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412467 (Lockard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412467 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: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Makanda
- Location given for Lockard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5783834 Lon: -89.2011934
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lockard 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. |