A visit to the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perry Cemetery:
37.7545, -88.9592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perry Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the southeast of the Perry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perry 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 Perry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Moake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moake Cemetery
- Spiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Ralls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Ferges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ferges Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferges Cemetery
- Allen Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Hunter Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Herrin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Herrin City Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Herrin City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Herrin.
- The Herrin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herrin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106121 <5>
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McAlpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- McCowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- Cross Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spillertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Energy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Johnston City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Stiritz
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Herrin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Carterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Freeman Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Colp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Plumfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Blairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cambon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Lake Crest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- West Frankfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Eagle Point Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Creal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zeigler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Deering City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Orient
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(11 miles [17.7 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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Perry 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 Perry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415558 (Perry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415558 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnston City
- Location given for Perry Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7544942 Lon: -88.9592381
- 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 '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- Perry 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. |