A visit to the Mount Hebron 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
37.5601, -89.0570
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Gurley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gurley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Chitty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chitty Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitty Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Goddard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goddard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard Cemetery
- Caney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275693 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Meneese Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Meneese Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meneese Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lick Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Goreville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Buncombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Lake Crest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Egyptian Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Makanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cobden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Creal Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crainville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alto Pass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cambria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dutch Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Dongola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Reynoldsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- New Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Creal Springs
- Dongola
- Goreville
- Jonesboro
- Marion
- New Burnside
- Vienna
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 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1765018 (Mount Hebron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1765018 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lick Creek
- Location given for Mount Hebron Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5600507 Lon: -89.0570197
- 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 Union, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Hebron 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. |