A visit to the Wildcat 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 Wildcat Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wildcat Cemetery:
37.3689, -88.9073
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wildcat Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wildcat Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Vienna. Vienna lies just to the north of the Wildcat Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wildcat 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 Wildcat Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wildcat Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sutliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sutliff Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutliff Cemetery
- Utley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Scoggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scoggins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoggins Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- File Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The File Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for File Cemetery
- Fain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- The Anderson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anderson Congregational Church Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #442246 <5>
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Vienna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106966 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wymore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wymore Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymore Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McCorkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCorkle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCorkle Cemetery
- Vienna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vienna Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- West Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wildcat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wildcat Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bender ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Belknap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Karnak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buncombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- New Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Grantsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Grand Chain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Perks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Chain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Reevesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Goreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Glendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Ozark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Deer Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Dongola
(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 Wildcat Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wildcat Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dongola
- Goreville
- Joppa
- Joppa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wildcat Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Vienna
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 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 Wildcat Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Wildcat Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421145 (Wildcat Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421145 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Karnak
- Location given for Wildcat Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3689409 Lon: -88.9072878
- 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 Johnson, 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 from Point A (ie- Wildcat 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. |