A visit to the Worthen 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 Worthen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Worthen Cemetery:
37.7503, -89.3795
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Worthen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Worthen Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the east northeast of the Worthen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Worthen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Worthen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Worthen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tower Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <5>
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Creath Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Poplar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Boucher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucher Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Etherton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Etherton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherton Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Goodbread Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodbread Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbread Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Worthen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Worthen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murphysboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gorham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oraville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carbondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Tower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vergennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Altenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Makanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blairsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frohna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frohna is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Dowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Brazeau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Cobden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
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 Worthen 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 Worthen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Worthen Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Worthen 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 Worthen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421511 (Worthen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421511 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: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oraville
- Location given for Worthen Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7503286 Lon: -89.3795354
- 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 from Point A (ie- Worthen 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. |