A visit to the Vaughn 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 Vaughn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vaughn Cemetery:
37.9042, -89.1101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Vaughn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Vaughn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Vaughn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vaughn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
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- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Old Du Quoin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Du Quoin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Davis #1 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis #1 Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis #1 Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blairsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Blairsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255811 <5>
- Cundiff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Greathouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison 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]<3> of the Vaughn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vaughn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royalton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zeigler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mulkeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plumfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Christopher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Freeman Spur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- 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>
- Cambon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- North City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Colp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Orient
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dewmaine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Herrin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- West Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
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 Vaughn 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 Vaughn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christopher
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Herrin
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 Vaughn 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 Vaughn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420239 (Vaughn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420239 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: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Vaughn Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9042169 Lon: -89.1100776
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vaughn 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> | 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. |