A visit to the Rightnower 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 Rightnower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rightnower Cemetery:
38.2684, -89.0106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rightnower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the east northeast of the Rightnower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rightnower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Rightnower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rightnower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Prairie Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Knob Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knob Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Prairie Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- West Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Abner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Abner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh 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 Rightnower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rightnower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marcoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Waltonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dareville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Roaches
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Nason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Scheller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Emerson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Ina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Idlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Radom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Du Bois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Opdyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sesser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whittington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Texico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Rightnower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rightnower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Rightnower Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Waltonville
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 Rightnower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Rightnower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416670 (Rightnower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416670 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodlawn
- Location given for Rightnower Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2683832 Lon: -89.0106251
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rightnower 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. |