A visit to the McClure 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 McClure Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClure Cemetery:
37.2831, -89.3709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClure Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClure Cemetery is located in Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the McClure Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClure Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McClure Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClure Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Lindsay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsay Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Cemetery
- McCrite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrite Cemetery
- Cummins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummins Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Honey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Honey Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hargis Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargis Cemetery
- McCrite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrite Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Provo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Provo Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo Cemetery
- Grays Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grays Point Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
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 McClure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClure Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Diswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- McClure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Elco
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thebes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Tamms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Olive Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Scott City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Commerce
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ullin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dutch Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Kelso
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Villa Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Dongola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cache
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Mounds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Anna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 McClure Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClure Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McClure Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Cape Girardeau
- Commerce
- Dongola
- Jonesboro
- Mounds
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 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 McClure Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Alexander 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 McClure Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413207 (McClure Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413207 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: Alexander
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mill Creek
- Location given for McClure Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2831058 Lon: -89.3709193
- 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 Alexander, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McClure 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. |