A visit to the Pell 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 Pell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pell Cemetery:
37.1445, -88.6206
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the west of the Pell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Allard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Allard Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Maplelawn Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplelawn Park Cemetery
- The Maplelawn Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maplelawn Cemetery
- Brookport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brookport Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Keckolie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Keckolie Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keckolie Cemetery
- Fritts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fritts Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritts Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Golightly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly 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 Pell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Paducah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Metropolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Massac City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Lone Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- West Paducah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Grahamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Massac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Krebs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Reidland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Ledbetter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamletsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Future City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Camelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cimota City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Big Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Melber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Reevesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- New Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
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 Pell 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 Pell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
- Smithland
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 helpful 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 Pell 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 Pell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #425319 (Pell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #425319 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: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paducah NE
- Location given for Pell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1444996 Lon: -88.6206041
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pell 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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