A visit to the Ripley 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 Ripley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ripley Cemetery:
37.8192, -89.3776
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ripley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the south southeast of the Ripley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ripley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ripley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ripley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boucher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucher Cemetery
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tower Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <5>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Worthen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Worthen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthen Cemetery
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Ditzler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ditzler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditzler Cemetery
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Birkner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Birkner Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birkner Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Creek Paum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Creek Paum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Paum Cemetery
- Graff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Graff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Tuthill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill 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 Ripley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ripley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oraville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Murphysboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gorham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hallidayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Jacob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Pyatts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Campbell Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Denmark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Grand Tower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Degognia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Du Quoin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Shiloh Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Makanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Willisville
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ripley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ripley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Ripley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ripley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Murphysboro
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 websites either 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 Ripley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Ripley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416691 (Ripley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416691 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oraville
- Location given for Ripley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8192176 Lon: -89.3775902
- 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 Jackson, 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' (or 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- Ripley 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. |