A visit to the Rallo 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 Rallo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rallo Cemetery:
37.4884, -89.3809
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rallo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rallo Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro lies just to the east southeast of the Rallo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rallo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Rallo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rallo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kimmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Iona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Kollehner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kollehner Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kollehner Cemetery
- Grieb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grieb Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grieb Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Anna City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Anna City Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna City Cemetery
- The Anna City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anna Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1639625 <5>
- Rich Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Lange Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lange Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lange Cemetery
- Zierath Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Zierath Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zierath Cemetery
- Kimmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimmel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel Cemetery
- Hagler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hagler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
- Minton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Mission Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Karaker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Karaker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karaker Cemetery
- Vancil Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dutch Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rallo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rallo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wolf Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alto Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Anna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cobden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Pomona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand Tower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- McClure
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Water Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Makanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Cape Girardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Elco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dongola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Altenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cape Girardeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
- Gorham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Frohna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
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 Rallo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rallo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Anna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rallo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Cape Girardeau
- Cobden
- Dongola
- Grand Tower
- Jackson
- Jonesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rallo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Union 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 Rallo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416358 (Rallo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416358 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ware
- Location given for Rallo Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4883826 Lon: -89.380924
- 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 Union, 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- Rallo 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. |