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A visit to the Trinity Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Trinity Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.9012°   (37° 54' 4")

Lon:   -88.9034°   (-88° 54' 12")

The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the north of the Trinity Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Trinity Cemetery.<4>

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

  • County Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hanes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hanes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Boner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boner Cemetery
    • The Boner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • The Boner Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Boner Chapel Cemetery
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Lithuanian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lithuanian Cemetery
    • The Lithuanian Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Joplin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joplin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Denning Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Follis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Follis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Follis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Follis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • New Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Hart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Huck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huck Cemetery
      • The Huck Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • The Huck Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hock Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106182 <5>
    • Blair Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blair Cemetery
      • The Blair Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Williams Prairie Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stilley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stilley Cemetery
      • The Stilley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • The Stilley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • William D. Stilley Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108407 <5>
    • East Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fork Cemetery
      • The East Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Fork Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Thompsonville.
      • The East Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Fork Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989982 <5>
    • Smothers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smothers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smothers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smothers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Crawford Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crawford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crawford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melvin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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 Trinity Cemetery.

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

  • Deering City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
    • Deering City is located in Franklin County
  • West Frankfort
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Orient
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
    • Orient is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <6>
  • Freeman Spur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
    • Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
    • 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>
  • Stiritz
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
    • Stiritz is located in Williamson County
  • Johnston City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitt's Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
    • Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
  • Parrish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Parrish is located in Franklin County
  • Smothersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smothersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
    • Smothersville is located in Franklin County
  • Hanaford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanaford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
    • Hanaford is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Cambon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
    • Cambon is located in Franklin County
  • Plumfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
    • Plumfield is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
      • West City is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Steel City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
      • Steel City is located in Franklin County
    • Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herrin Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
      • Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
    • Whiteash
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
      • Whiteash is located in Williamson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
    • Thompsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Benton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <6>
    • Corinth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Williamson County
    • Buckner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
      • Buckner is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <6>
    • Zeigler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <6>
    • Herrin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
      • Herrin is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <6>
    • Spillertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spillertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
      • Spillertown is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Pittsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Williamson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <6>
    • Rend City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rend City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
      • Rend City is located in Franklin County
    • Christopher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
      • Christopher is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <6>

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 Trinity 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 Trinity Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Trinity 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 Trinity Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #419850  (Trinity Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #419850 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: West Frankfort
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 144
    • Location given for GNIS #419850 (Trinity Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Franklin, 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 Trinity Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9012, Longitude: -88.9034       In this case, the coordinates for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.




 

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