A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
38.5198, -88.8089
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Stuber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Stuber Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuber Cemetery
- Barrall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Barrall Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrall Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Old Donoho Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Donoho Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wham Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rabbit Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Grove Cemetery
- Purdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Christian Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill 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 Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Kell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cartter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Shields
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Texico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Xenia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Walnut Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Marlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Bluford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Markham City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Johnsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Odin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Keenes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Iuka
- Mount Vernon
- Odin
- Odin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Palestine Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Xenia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821436 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821436 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iuka
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5197704 Lon: -88.8089471
- 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 Marion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palestine 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. |