A visit to the Wham Hill 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 Wham Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wham Hill Cemetery:
38.5453, -88.8728
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wham Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wham Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the northwest of the Wham Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wham Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wham Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wham Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Kell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kell Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Rabbit Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rabbit Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Grove Cemetery
- Purdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barrall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barrall Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrall Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Donoho Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Stuber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuber Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuber 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 Wham Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wham Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cartter
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Kell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bannister
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Union Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Texico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shields
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Odin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Alma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Xenia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandoval
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centralia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Kinmundy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
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 Wham Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wham Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Wham Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Mount Vernon
- Odin
- Odin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wham Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Sandoval
- Xenia
- Xenia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wham Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Xenia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
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 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 Wham Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Wham Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420982 (Wham Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420982 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iuka
- Location given for Wham Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5453262 Lon: -88.8728375
- 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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wham Hill 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. |