A visit to the McCowen 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 McCowen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCowen Cemetery:
37.7276, -89.0401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCowen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the east of the McCowen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCowen 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 McCowen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCowen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McAlpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359561 <5>
- Willowrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Willowrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willowrest Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173020 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107282 <5>
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1778004 <5>
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Chamness Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Oakwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359524 <5>
- Spiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Stroud - Sehoskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCowen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crainville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Energy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cambria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Spillertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Johnston City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Freeman Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- Hurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Makanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Plumfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Zeigler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 McCowen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCowen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- Zeigler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McCowen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 McCowen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413230 (McCowen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413230 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard Lake
- Location given for McCowen Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7275501 Lon: -89.0400752
- 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 Williamson, 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- McCowen 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. |