A visit to the East Alton 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 East Alton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Alton Cemetery:
38.8859, -90.1237
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Alton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the East Alton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Alton 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 East Alton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alton State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Espedeza Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Espedeza Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espedeza Cemetery
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- 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>
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethalto UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Wanda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wanda Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda Cemetery
- Smith Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Springley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pruett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the East Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Alton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Wood River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- West Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- South Roxana
(5 miles [8 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
- Belmont Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Poag
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Spanish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Dorsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Black Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- Glasgow Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
- Riverview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Nameoki
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 East Alton 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 East Alton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the East Alton 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 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 East Alton 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 East Alton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #407596 (East Alton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #407596 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: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethalto
- Location given for East Alton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8858811 Lon: -90.1237189
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Alton 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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