A visit to the Lone Oak Cemetery ...
The location of the Lone Oak Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lone Oak Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lone Oak Cemetery
Lat: 37.8339° (37° 50' 2")
Lon: -89.4587° (-89° 27' 31")
The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the southeast of the Lone Oak Cemetery .
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 Lone Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Lone Oak Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lone Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lone Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ava
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Ava is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
- Oraville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jacob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murphysboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Degognia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Shiloh Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <4>
- Hallidayboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pyatts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Willisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Willisville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <4>
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
- Elkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leanderville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Grand Tower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cutler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dowell <4>
- Farrar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Brazeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Altenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
- Altenburg is located in Perry County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <4>
- Pomona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pomona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <4>
- Carbondale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Percy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Conant is located in Perry County
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 Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lone Oak Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Carbondale
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
- Percy
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lone Oak Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lone Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bartlett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartlett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartlett Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Modglin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modglin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modglin Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bower Cemetery
- Talbott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Talbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Talbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Talbott Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ripley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ripley Cemetery
- Ditzler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ditzler Cemetery
- Graff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graff Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creath Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Creath Morris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creath Morris Cemetery
- Birkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birkner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birkner Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick Cemetery
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tower Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tower Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <6>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boucher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boucher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boucher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 Lone Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412537 (Lone Oak Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #412537 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Oraville
- County: Jackson Elev: 206
- Location given for GNIS #412537 (Lone Oak Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lone Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8339, Longitude: -89.4587 In this case, the coordinates for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |