A visit to the Tamaroa 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 Tamaroa Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tamaroa Cemetery (FG ID #1971102).
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 Tamaroa Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tamaroa Cemetery:
38.1467, -89.2247
The Tamaroa Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Tamaroa Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tamaroa Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Tamaroa Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tamaroa Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Curlee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Curlee Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlee Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Campbell Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ninemile Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bald Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill Cemetery
- Holts Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Haggard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Haggard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggard Cemetery
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens 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 Tamaroa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tamaroa Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tamaroa
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sunfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Du Bois
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Scheller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Du Quoin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Emerson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Radom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Posen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Sesser
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Pyatts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mulkeytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dareville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roaches
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Conant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Christopher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rend City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Tamaroa Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tamaroa Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Christopher
- Du Quoin
- Pinckneyville
- Sesser
- Tamaroa
- Waltonville
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 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 Tamaroa Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Tamaroa Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1971102
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2042784 (Tamaroa Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2042784 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tamaroa
- Location given for Tamaroa Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1464391 Lon: -89.2250803
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Perry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tamaroa 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. |