A visit to the Wilbanks 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 Wilbanks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilbanks Cemetery:
38.1567, -88.7498
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilbanks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilbanks Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wilbanks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilbanks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilbanks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilbanks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Four Graves
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Four Graves is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Graves
- Sugar Camp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowry Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowry Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Hill Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Thurmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thurmond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Fitzsimons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitzsimons Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimons Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Wall Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wall Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Farm Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Middle Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Middle Fork Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork Cemetery
- Liberty - Ridlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilgal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gilgal Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Cemetery
- Atchisson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atchisson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchisson Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF 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 Wilbanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilbanks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Taylor Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lovilla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Dahlgren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Rive
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Opdyke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Whittington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Bonnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Piopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Marlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Akin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Diamond City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Belle Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Bluford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McLeansboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Markham City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Dareville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steel City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Summersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Keenes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 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 Wilbanks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilbanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Wilbanks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- McLeansboro
- Mount Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Wilbanks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Wilbanks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421135 (Wilbanks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421135 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dahlgren
- Location given for Wilbanks Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1567154 Lon: -88.7497822
- 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 Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilbanks 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. |