A visit to the Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanders Cemetery:
37.7814, -88.8362
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the west southwest of the Sanders Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sanders 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 Sanders Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pulley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulley Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Becker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Becker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Becker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker Cemetery
- Cross Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Road Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Road Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stilley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
- William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <5>
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
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- Lakeview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Jacob Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jacob Hunter Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Hunter Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Huck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huck Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huck Cemetery
- The Huck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106182 <5>
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger 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 Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanders Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pittsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spillertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Corinth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Whiteash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Johnston City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Stiritz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- West Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Freeman Spur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Herrin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Energy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Creal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smothersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parrish is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Cambon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Carrier Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <6>
- Galatia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hanaford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
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 Sanders Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanders Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Creal Springs
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- West Frankfort
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Sanders Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417965 (Sanders Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417965 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pittsburg
- Location given for Sanders Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7814383 Lon: -88.8361763
- 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 Williamson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sanders 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. |