A visit to the McCormick 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 McCormick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCormick Cemetery:
37.1473, -88.5764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the west of the McCormick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCormick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McCormick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCormick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bigley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Brookport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Allard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Keckolie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keckolie Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keckolie Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Poco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Poco Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poco Cemetery
- Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Vickers Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickers Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean 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 McCormick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCormick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Brookport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paducah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Oakdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hamletsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Massac City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Ledbetter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Reidland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Smithland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Krebs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Massac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Camelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Sharpe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Burna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- West Future City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Calvert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Big Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
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 McCormick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCormick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 professional and volunteer 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 McCormick Cemetery:
- 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 McCormick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425181 (McCormick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425181 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: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah NE
- Location given for McCormick Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1472777 Lon: -88.5764354
- 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 '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- McCormick 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |