A visit to the Miller 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 Miller Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miller Cemetery:
38.0378, -88.8359
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miller Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miller Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the west southwest of the Miller Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Miller Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Miller Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miller Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Otterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Otterson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterson Cemetery
- Manion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Manion Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manion Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Winemiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Winemiller Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winemiller Cemetery
- Cypher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cypher Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypher Cemetery
- Swofford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swofford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford Cemetery
- Liberty - Ridlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wayman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Thurmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Miller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miller Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Steel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Ewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smothersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Akin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Whittington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Parrish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Frisco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Deering City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Ina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Rend City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Nason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Valier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Coello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Christopher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bonnie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lovilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Sesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Miller 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 Miller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Ina
- Ina lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Miller Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Sesser
- West Frankfort
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 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 Miller 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 Miller Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413571 (Miller Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413571 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: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ewing
- Location given for Miller Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.037827 Lon: -88.8358977
- 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 Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Miller 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. |