A visit to the Romine Prairie 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 Romine Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Romine Prairie Cemetery:
38.5200, -88.9459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Romine Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Romine Prairie Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the north of the Romine Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Romine Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Romine Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Romine Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Synder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Synder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synder Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Branch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Wham Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wham Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jordan Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Chapel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Rabbit Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Grove Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise 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 Romine Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Romine Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cartter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Kell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dix
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texico
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bannister
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Odin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Centralia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Baldwin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Jefferson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Sandoval
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Shields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Fairman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
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 Romine Prairie Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Romine Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Romine Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Odin
- Odin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Romine Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Sandoval
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 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 Romine Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Romine Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416899 (Romine Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416899 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem South
- Location given for Romine Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5200488 Lon: -88.9458956
- 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Romine Prairie 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. |