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:
37.2592, -88.6734
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 Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the south southwest 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wilkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Westerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerman Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Golightly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Massonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Massonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massonic Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sassafras Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sassafras Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Big Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Reevesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- New Columbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Metropolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Massac City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Brookport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grantsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Wartrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Grahamville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Paducah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Golconda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Glendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bender ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Future City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Future City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Hamletsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belknap
(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 Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Golconda
- Joppa
- Joppa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Wilkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Joppa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
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 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 Wilkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 #421176 (Wilkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421176 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reevesville
- Location given for Wilkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2592207 Lon: -88.6733845
- 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 Massac, 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. |
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