A visit to the Tower Grove 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 Tower Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Tower Grove Cemetery (FG ID #108559).
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 Tower Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tower Grove Cemetery:
37.7731, -89.3575
The Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
The cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the east southeast of the Tower Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tower Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Tower Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tower Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worthen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Worthen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthen Cemetery
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boucher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucher Cemetery
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bostick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Etherton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Etherton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherton Cemetery
- Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Tower Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tower Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murphysboro
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jacob
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Tower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alto Pass
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cambria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Dowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Colp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Royalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campbell Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Tower Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tower Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Tower Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
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 professional and volunteer 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 Tower Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Tower Grove Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108559
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419791 (Tower Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419791 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murphysboro
- Location given for Tower Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7731064 Lon: -89.3589787
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tower Grove 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. |