A visit to the Ralls 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 Ralls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ralls Cemetery:
37.7864, -88.9687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ralls Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ralls Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the south southeast of the Ralls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ralls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ralls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ralls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Herrin City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Stroud - Sehoskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Spiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- San Carlo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The San Carlo Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Carlo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herrin.
- The San Carlo Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Carlo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108121 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- McAlpin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Huck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Huck Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huck Cemetery
- The Huck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106182 <5>
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan 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 Ralls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ralls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whiteash
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Spillertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Johnston City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crainville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Freeman Spur
(5 miles [8 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>
- Dewmaine
(5 miles [8 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 (15 more) ...
- Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Colp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Cambon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Plumfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- West Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orient
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Bush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Ralls 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 Ralls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 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 Ralls 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 Ralls Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416359 (Ralls Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416359 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: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnston City
- Location given for Ralls Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7864387 Lon: -88.9686828
- 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 '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- Ralls 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. |