A visit to the Waters 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 Waters Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waters Cemetery:
37.2231, -89.0276
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waters Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waters Cemetery is located in Pulaski County<2>.
The county seat for Pulaski County is located in Mound City. Mound City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Waters Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waters Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Waters Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvin Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Cemetery
- Grand Chain Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Weese Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weese Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Ohio Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohio Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio Chapel Cemetery
- Forestview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Forestview Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cache Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cache Chapel Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Oscar Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oscar Community Cemetery is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar Community Cemetery
- The Oscar Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oscar Baptist Church Cemetery
- Oscar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141914 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Eastwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Eastwood Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Cemetery
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hitchcock Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Copland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Copland Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copland Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- West Eden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The West Eden Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eden 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 Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waters Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand Chain
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Grand Chain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Olmsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Karnak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bandana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Perks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Cypress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ullin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Villa Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- La Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Mound City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kevil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Dongola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cimota City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Bender ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Tamms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Elco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Waters Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pulaski County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waters Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dongola
- Joppa
- La Center
- Mound City
- Mounds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Pulaski 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 Waters Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420636 (Waters Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420636 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: Pulaski
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Olmsted
- Location given for Waters Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2231077 Lon: -89.0275701
- 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 Pulaski, 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 from Point A (ie- Waters 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. |