A visit to the Murphey 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 Murphey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphey Cemetery:
37.8314, -88.8709
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphey Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southwest of the Murphey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murphey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Murphey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Huck Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huck Cemetery
- The Huck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106182 <5>
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Becker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Becker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
- Becker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
- William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <5>
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Boner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Boner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boner Cemetery
- The Boner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boner Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Follis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders 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 Murphey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnston City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whiteash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Stiritz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Deering City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Spillertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Corinth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- West Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Herrin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thompsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Orient
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Crainville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Steel City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Zeigler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
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 Murphey 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 Murphey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 Murphey 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 Murphey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414244 (Murphey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414244 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: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburg
- Location given for Murphey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8314384 Lon: -88.8709001
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphey 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. |