A visit to the North 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 North Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the North Cemetery:
37.7073, -89.1212
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the North Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The North Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the North Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the North Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the North Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from North Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- North County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- McKinney Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Hill Cemetery
- Grassy Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grassy Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1778004 <5>
- Willowrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Willowrest Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowrest Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Willowrest Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173020 <5>
- Little Flock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359561 <5>
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107282 <5>
- North Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The North Oakwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Oakwood Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359524 <5>
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Snider Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- McCowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- Hinchcliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchcliff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from North Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crainville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Cambria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Energy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Herrin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Spillertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Royalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Freeman Spur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Murphysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Goreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Lake Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Johnston City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Zeigler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 North 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 North Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- Murphysboro
- Zeigler
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 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 North 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 North Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414576 (North Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414576 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: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crab Orchard Lake
- Location given for North Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7072725 Lon: -89.12119
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- North 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. |