Many
of these cemeteries are no longer active, go by different names, or
have disappeared into the wilderness.
If you have a death record or obituary that indicates that your
relative was buried in one of these cemeteries,
please send names and dates to Anna.
| CEMETERY | POSSIBLE LOCATION |
| Abercrombie | Just outside of Thebes on old Abercrombie homestead; cem. no longer exists. (Source: Evelyn Caldwell) Two burials were: John A. Abercrombie, d. Oct 10, 1865, age 59y, 9m, 9d. and Amanda, w/o John, d. Dec 11, 1871, age 57y, 7m, 4d. |
| Alexander County Poor Farm | Mc
Clure--not sure if Mc Clure had a Poor Farm. There was one at Thebes,
acccording to Evelyn Caldwell. The one at Route 3 and 127 had five stones with these names: PARKER, Altha A., d/o J. H. & C. B., b. Jul 4, 1880; d. Oct 14, 1881. PARKER, Charlotte B., w/o John H., b. Dec 25, 1844; d. Sep 25, 1883. PARKER, John H., b. Jul 25, 1835; d. Nov 4, 1887. PARKER, Lillian A., d/o J. H. & C. B., b. Oct 29, 1882; d. Oct 17, 1886. STEVENS, Arthur Frederick, b. Feb 3, 1863; d. Dec. 9, 1904, age 4y, 10m, 6d. WORTHINGTON, Minnie Pearl, d/o H. & N. L., b. June 16, 1892; d. Aug. 3, 1892. WORTHINGTON, Nellie Lee, b. 1874; d. 1905. There was one other stone, which appears to be that of a child. Source: ALEXANDER COUNTY CEMETERIES, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Editors Elaine Bonifield and Louise P. Ogg, ©1976 Pulaski-Alexander Soil and Water Conservation District. Used with permission. |
| Brown | 2 1/2 miles NE of Thebes on Bean Ridge Rd. (There is a Brown Family Cem. on an Indian Mound at Brownville; east of Bean Ridge Rd--source: J. C. McNelly) |
| Brown Homestead | Beech Ridge--one burial--George Brown, a Rev. War Veteran. |
| Cauble (see Wehmeyer Cem.) | Abt 2 miles E of Thebes (on Robert Weymeyer's property--source: Evelyn Caldwell) |
| Cemetery of the Lotus/Seven Mile | About 7 miles from Cairo, near RR junction |
| Childers/Tamms | Between Diswood and Olive Branch |
| Douglas | About a mile SW of Delta--one person buried there--Samuel Phillips. |
| Duck Pond | Mc Clure |
| Edmondson Farm | One mile S of East Cape |
| Fayville | In hills east of the Powder Plant |
| Frick | Near Elco |
| Garner | North of Thebes a short distance |
| Greenley | West of Willard |
| Hobbs | Between Thebes and Gale in a field off Perch Pond Road--only name legible, Young D. GARNER and family. |
| Honey | Tamms |
| Mobile | Also known as Sandusky |
| Unknown | East Cape Cemetery near schoolhouse?? |
| Parker | 9 or 10 miles N of Cairo (Roy Dakin: Off Sandy Ridge Rd in a field) |
| Richland | also known as Unity--George T. Johnson buried there. |
| Riggle | Located on Sandy Ridge Road, probably on the Wendell Honey property. (May be the same as Parker & Honey) (Source: Evelyn Caldwell) |
| Sammons | Abt 2 mi east of Thebes |
| Sexton Creek; aka McRaven & McClure Cemetery | Near Delta, Phillips & McRaven settlement, about 4 mi south of McClure. |
| Simpkins | Honey
School Tower--on a ridge across from Claude Lipe's farm on old Diswood
Rd. These are know to be buried there, but no recorded dates.
(Sources: ALEXANDER
COUNTY CEMETERIES, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Editors Elaine
Bonifield and Louise P. Ogg, ©1976 Pulaski-Alexander Soil and
Water Conservation District. Used with permission; Evelyn Caldwell: On Brownville Rd on high hill across from Lipe farm.) RIMER, Gradie RIMER, Hallie SIMPKINS, Sarah SIMPKINS, William SIMPKINS, Winnie Another Simpkins Cemetery is on the Tom Farris Farm. It has one grave that we know of. SIMPKINS, Eugene, b. Mar 21, 1884; d. Dec 24, 1922. |
| Sitton | Located in Wolf Creek Hollow. (Source: Evelyn Caldwell) |
| Solomon Hill | Unity |
|
Streator |
In Diswood Community |
| Whitlock | Possibly near Elco |