A visit to the Miners 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 Miners Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Miners Cemetery:
37.8923, -89.1073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Miners Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Miners Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Miners Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Miners Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Miners Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moyers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blairsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Blairsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255811 <5>
- Cundiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Davis #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis #1 Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis #1 Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- San Carlo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The San Carlo Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Carlo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herrin.
- The San Carlo Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Carlo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108121 <5>
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor 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 Miners Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Miners Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royalton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Zeigler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Plumfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Mulkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Freeman Spur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Christopher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dewmaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Herrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Orient
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- West Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Valier
(9 miles [14.5 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 Miners 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 Miners Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Christopher
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Herrin
- West Frankfort
- 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 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 Miners 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 Miners Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413647 (Miners Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413647 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: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Miners Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8922724 Lon: -89.1072997
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Miners 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. |