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A visit to the Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bridgewater Cemetery:

39.3948, -90.5546

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bridgewater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bridgewater Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Bridgewater Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bridgewater Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bridgewater Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bridgewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Likely Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Likely Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Likely Cemetery
  • Rollins Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rollins Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins Cemetery
  • Kinser Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Kinser Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinser Cemetery
  • Walkerville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Walkerville Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville Cemetery
  • William Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The William Wood Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Wood Cemetery
  • Parr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Parr Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
  • Bluefield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bluefield Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield Cemetery
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
  • Little Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Humphreys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Humphreys Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys Cemetery
  • Spear Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Spear Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kessinger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kessinger Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessinger Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kessinger Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Pearl.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2549090 <5>
    • Eldred Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Eldred Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred Cemetery
    • Richwoods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods Cemetery
      • The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Richwoods West Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #325491 <5>
    • Highstreet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Highstreet Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highstreet Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
    • Hanks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hanks Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
    • Hess Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hess Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess Cemetery
    • Retzer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Retzer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retzer Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Elm Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elm Dale Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Dale Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Wilmington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wilmington Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bridgewater Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bridgewater Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Walkerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Walkerville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Hillview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Cliffdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cliffdale is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdale
  • Bee Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bee Creek is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
  • Pearl
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilmington is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Kampsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eldred
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Belltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Belltown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Patterson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • White Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Straut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Straut is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straut
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Woody
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woody is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
    • Bedford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Carrollton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Michael
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Roodhouse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glasgow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Glasgow is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
    • Belleview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Belleview is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Mozier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nebo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wrights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Alsey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Bridgewater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bridgewater Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carrollton
  • Milton
    • Milton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bridgewater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Nebo
    • Nebo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bridgewater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nebo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Roodhouse
  • White Hall

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 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 Bridgewater Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Greene 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 Bridgewater Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1748346  (Bridgewater Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748346 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: Greene
      • Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pearl East
      • Location given for Bridgewater Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.3947699     Lon: -90.554568
      • 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 Greene, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgewater 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.