A visit to the Wilkins 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 Wilkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkins Cemetery:
37.6134, -89.2101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wilkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lirley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lirley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lirley Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Vancil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Lockard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lockard Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockard Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Lipe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boskydell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Boskydell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- Union Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Treece Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Treece Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- South County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Makanda
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Water Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Alto Pass
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Murphysboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Goreville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Wolf Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deer Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Eagle Point Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Lake Crest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Hurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grand Tower
(15 miles [24.1 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 Wilkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Goreville
- Grand Tower
- Jonesboro
- Murphysboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1820802 (Wilkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820802 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Makanda
- Location given for Wilkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6133835 Lon: -89.2100828
- 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 Jackson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkins 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. |