A visit to the Moore 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 Moore Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moore Cemetery:
37.6903, -88.8637
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moore Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northwest of the Moore Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moore Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Moore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Koonce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Koonce Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonce Cemetery
- Donelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Donelson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Cemetery
- Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ferrell Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #314026 <5>
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Cross Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Cemetery
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Creal Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Parks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Pulley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pulley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulley Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moore Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Creal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Spillertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eagle Point Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Egyptian Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Deer Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- New Burnside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stonefort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Energy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Herrin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reynoldsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Freeman Spur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Dewmaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
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 Moore 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 Moore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
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 Moore 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 Moore Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413776 (Moore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413776 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: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard
- Location given for Moore Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6903277 Lon: -88.8636774
- 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- Moore 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. |