A visit to the Zeigler 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 Zeigler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zeigler Cemetery:
37.9151, -89.0581
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zeigler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zeigler Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Zeigler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zeigler 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 Zeigler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zeigler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wells Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Royalton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108783 <5>
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Moyers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Moyers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Spur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Spur Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Denning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Osage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Osage Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Cemetery
- Hanes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hanes Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanes Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zeigler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zeigler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zeigler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plumfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Plumfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cambon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Christopher
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orient
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mulkeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freeman Spur
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- Buckner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Coello
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bush
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Hurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Herrin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Valier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Stiritz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- West City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Rend City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Hallidayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dewmaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Energy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnston City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deering City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deering City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Elkville
(9 miles [14.5 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 Zeigler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zeigler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Christopher
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 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 Zeigler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Zeigler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421612 (Zeigler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421612 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Zeigler Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9150501 Lon: -89.0581308
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zeigler 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. |