A visit to the Oddfellow 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 Oddfellow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oddfellow Cemetery:
37.9012, -88.9053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oddfellow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the north of the Oddfellow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oddfellow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Oddfellow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oddfellow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
- Clayton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Hanes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hanes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Joplin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Follis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
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- New Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Huck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stilley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- East Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Thompsonville.
- The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <5>
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin 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 Oddfellow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oddfellow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deering City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Orient
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Stiritz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Johnston City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Parrish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Hanaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Smothersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Cambon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Steel City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herrin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Rend City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 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 Oddfellow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oddfellow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- 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 Oddfellow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Oddfellow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725585 (Oddfellow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725585 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Frankfort
- Location given for Oddfellow Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9011607 Lon: -88.905346
- 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 Franklin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oddfellow 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. |