A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:
37.9870, -88.9417
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the northeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
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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 St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Union Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rea Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
- Masonic - Oddfellow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Moser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moser Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Drummond Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Wayman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wayman Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayman Cemetery
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- Knight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Knight Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Joplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Joplin Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Grammer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grammer Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Denning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baxter Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Benton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steel City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Steel City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Rend City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rend City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Buckner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Orient
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deering City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Deering City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Smothersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Valier
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Christopher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cambon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambon is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- West Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hanaford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanaford is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Coello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Plumfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Parrish
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parrish is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Whittington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Spur
(9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
- Sesser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mulkeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stiritz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fitt's Hill was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 St. Joseph Cemetery. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Sesser
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417426 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417426 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: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Frankfort
- Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9869941 Lon: -88.9417363
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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 '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- St. Joseph 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |