A visit to the Tower Heights 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 Tower Heights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tower Heights Cemetery:
37.9036, -88.9046
The Tower Heights Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the north of the Tower Heights Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tower Heights Cemetery.
Name Variations for Tower Heights Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Tower Heights Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Tower Heights Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tower Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hanes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hanes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clayton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lithuanian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Joplin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Joplin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Follis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follis Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smothers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smothers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothers Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin 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]<2> of the Tower Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tower Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deering City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- West Frankfort
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Smothersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smothersville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Orient
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Freeman Spur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stiritz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnston City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parrish
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hanaford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Cambon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plumfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Steel City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Herrin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spillertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Pittsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Rend City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Christopher
(9 miles [14.5 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 Heights Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tower Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 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 Tower Heights 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 Tower Heights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419793 (Tower Height Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419793 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: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Frankfort
- Location given for Tower Height Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9036607 Lon: -88.9047903
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Tower Heights Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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