A visit to the Massac Memorial Gardens ...
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 Massac Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massac Memorial Gardens:
37.1923, -88.7281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massac Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massac Memorial Gardens is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the south of the Massac Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massac Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Massac Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massac Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Masonic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
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- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Kidd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Liberty Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Aikins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Aikins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Westerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hopper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Nineveh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Cemetery
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkendall Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkendall Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas 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 Massac Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massac Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Metropolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Massac City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Grahamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Joppa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Paducah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brookport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- New Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Cimota City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Future City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Paducah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Reevesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Kevil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bandana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Ceredo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Massac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bay City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Dixon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Grantsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Massac Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massac Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
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 Massac Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 Massac Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413384 (Massac Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413384 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metropolis
- Location given for Massac Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 37.1922764 Lon: -88.7281092
- 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 Massac, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Massac Memorial Gardens) 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. |