A visit to the Nineveh 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 Nineveh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nineveh Cemetery:
37.2589, -88.8123
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nineveh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the south southeast of the Nineveh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nineveh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Nineveh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nineveh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirkendall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirkendall Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkendall Cemetery
- Liberty Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Burnham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Aikins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Aikins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Massonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Massonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massonic Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Clendenon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clendenon Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenon Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Congregational Church Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #442246 <5>
- Copland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Copland Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wymore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wymore Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Vienna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106966 <5>
- Brewer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nineveh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nineveh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Joppa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Ragland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Reevesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Metropolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Massac City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Bender ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Karnak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bandana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Grahamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Vienna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- New Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Grand Chain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kevil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Brookport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Nineveh 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 Nineveh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- Joppa lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Nineveh Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Metropolis
- 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 Nineveh 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 Nineveh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414530 (Nineveh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414530 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: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mermet
- Location given for Nineveh Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2589423 Lon: -88.812281
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nineveh 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. |
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