A visit to the Maple Hill 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 Maple Hill Cemetery ...
The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Abner Cemetery
- The Abner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Cemetery
- Bald Hill Cemetery
- The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill Cemetery
- Bear Point Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Clampet Cemetery
- The Clampet Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clampet Cemetery
- Dryden Cemetery
- The Dryden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Franklin Cemetery
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Grammer Cemetery
- The Grammer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Hammond Cemetery
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Knight Cemetery
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Mitchell Cemetery
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Paradise Cemetery
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Perry County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Paradise Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sunfield.
- The Paradise Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217737 <2>
- St. Barbara Cemetery
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Stephens Cemetery
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Youngblood Cemetery
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Youngblood Cemetery
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Perry County
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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 Maple Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Benton
- Bonnie
- Buckner
- Christopher
- Coello
- Dareville
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
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- Du Bois
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Du Quoin
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Emerson City
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
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- Ewing
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
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- Ina
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mulkeytown
- Nason
- North City
- North City is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Rend City
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
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- Saint Johns
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Scheller
- Sesser
- Steel City
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
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- Sunfield
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
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- Tamaroa
- Valier
- Waltonville
- West City
- West City is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Whittington
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 Maple Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maple Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Du Quoin
- Ina
- Sesser
- Tamaroa
- Waltonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Maple Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412955 (Maple Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412955 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sesser
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Maple Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |