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A visit to the South Muddy Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the South Muddy Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The South Muddy Cemetery (FG ID #872255)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 South Muddy Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the South Muddy Cemetery

Lat:   38.8869°   (38° 53' 12")

Lon:   -88.3236°   (-88° 19' 24")

The South Muddy Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

Adjacent to the South Muddy Cemetery and just to the south is the Fulks Cemetery.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the South Muddy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the South Muddy Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from South Muddy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Headyville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Headyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Headyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Headyville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Devore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Devore Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Ingraham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Worthy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worthy Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Worthey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worthey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Tate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tate Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Foster Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Scott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Effingham County
    • Shouse Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shouse Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shouse Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shouse Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Wakefield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wakefield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wakefield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • Hankins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hankins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hankins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hankins Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Jasper County
    • Honey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Cemetery is located in Jasper County

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 South Muddy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from South Muddy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 South Muddy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The South Muddy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 South Muddy Cemetery:

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 South Muddy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1923582  (South Muddy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1923582 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Latona
    • County: Jasper         Elev: 153
    • Location given for GNIS #1923582 (South Muddy Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #872255

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jasper, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the South Muddy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8869, Longitude: -88.3236    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.