A visit to the Old Mulkeytown 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 Old Mulkeytown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery:
37.9642, -89.1048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Mulkeytown Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Mulkeytown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Naylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Naylor Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Moyers Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Miners Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Old Du Quoin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Du Quoin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Osage Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miners Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wells Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- The Wells Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Royalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108783 <5>
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knight Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Youngblood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood 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 Old Mulkeytown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Mulkeytown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mulkeytown
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Christopher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plumfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cambon is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rend City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rend City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Du Quoin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Elkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hallidayboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- West City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Hurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeman Spur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Sesser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
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 Old Mulkeytown 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 Old Mulkeytown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Christopher
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Sesser
- Sesser lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Old Mulkeytown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sesser.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Old Mulkeytown Cemetery:
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- 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 Old Mulkeytown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415033 (Old Mulkeytown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415033 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: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Old Mulkeytown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9642169 Lon: -89.1047992
- 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 '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- Old Mulkeytown 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. |