A visit to the Alton State Hospital 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 Alton State Hospital Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alton State Hospital Cemetery:
38.9150, -90.1168
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alton State Hospital Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alton State Hospital Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Alton State Hospital Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Alton State Hospital Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alton State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Alton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107284 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107941 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- East Alton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Alton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alton Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alton.
- The Alton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alton National Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
- Lovejoy Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640635 <5>
- Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Bethalto.
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens / Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968588 <5>
- Bethalto UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethalto UMC Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto UMC Cemetery
- The Bethalto UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethalto City Cemetery
- Bethalto Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640641 <5>
- Ingersol Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ingersol Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersol Cemetery
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- Godfrey City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Godfrey City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey City Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pruett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fosterburg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alton State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alton State Hospital Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Rosewood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Cottage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wood River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- West Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moro
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Godfrey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Dorsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Poag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Spanish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Miles Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
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 Alton State Hospital Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alton State Hospital Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Alton State Hospital Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Brighton
- Edwardsville
- Wood River
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 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 Alton State Hospital Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Alton State Hospital Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2044815 (Alton State Hospital Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2044815 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethalto
- Location given for Alton State Hospital Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9150475 Lon: -90.1167743
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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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- Alton State Hospital 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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