A visit to the Murray 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 Murray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murray Cemetery:
37.1609, -88.6631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the west of the Murray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Murray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Murray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kidd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kidd Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidd Cemetery
- Allard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McCormick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Westerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost 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 Murray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Massac City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Metropolis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- West Paducah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paducah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Grahamville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Lone Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- West Future City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Massac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Bay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cimota City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Big Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Krebs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Reevesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Reidland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Ledbetter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hamletsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Ragland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
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 Murray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- Joppa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Murray Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
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 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 Murray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 Murray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414252 (Murray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414252 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metropolis
- Location given for Murray Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1608881 Lon: -88.663106
- 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 Massac, 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- Murray 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. |