A visit to the Willowrest Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Willowrest Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Willowrest Cemetery (FG ID #2173020).
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 Willowrest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willowrest Cemetery:
37.7536, -89.0811
The Willowrest Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Carterville.
The cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
Although not adjacent, there are 3 cemeteries that are in the immediate vicinity of the Willowrest Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northwest of The Willowrest Cemetery is the North Oakwood Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the east of the Willowrest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willowrest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Willowrest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willowrest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Hinchcliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinchcliff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchcliff Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- McCowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCowen Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCowen Cemetery
- Emerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emerson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- McKinney Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Hill Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Pigeon Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pigeon Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek Cemetery
- McAlpin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McAlpin Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- East Lawn Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greathouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greathouse Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Chamness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamness Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamness Cemetery
- Bainbridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Willowrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willowrest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crainville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Dewmaine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Energy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Colp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Hurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spillertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freeman Spur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stiritz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plumfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zeigler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Makanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cambon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Orient
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro
(12 miles [19.3 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 Willowrest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willowrest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- Zeigler
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 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 Willowrest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Willowrest Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2173020
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willowrest 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |