A visit to the Rose 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 Rose Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rose Cemetery:
37.9001, -89.0051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rose Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rose Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rose Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Rose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Hanes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hanes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Follis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Boner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boner Cemetery
- The Boner Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boner Chapel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithuanian Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Royalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108783 <5>
- San Carlo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Hart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Oddfellow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Tower Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tower Heights Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Heights Cemetery
- The Tower Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tower Height Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rose Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plumfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Orient
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman Spur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Zeigler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Frankfort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Stiritz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Christopher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Herrin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Johnston City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deering City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Bush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Colp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- North City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Mulkeytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Rend City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
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 Rose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christopher
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 Rose Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Rose Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416934 (Rose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416934 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Rose Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.90005 Lon: -89.0050729
- 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 Franklin, 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- Rose 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. |