A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
37.8603, -89.5854
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rogers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Koehn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehn Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Kross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kross Cemetery
- Houge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Houge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houge Cemetery
- Modglin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Modglin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modglin Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104991 <5>
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108077 <5>
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Summit Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Summit Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Degognia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Shiloh Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Ava
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leanderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Welge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Steeleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oraville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Percy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Cutler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vergennes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brazeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Conant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Menard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McBride
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sereno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Eureka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Frohna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Altenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Murphysboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- New Palestine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chester
- Jacob
- Jacob lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wilson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
- Menard
- Murphysboro
- Percy
- Steeleville
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 Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421284 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421284 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: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raddle
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8603292 Lon: -89.5853763
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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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