A visit to the Elkhorn 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 Elkhorn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkhorn Cemetery:
38.2920, -89.5468
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elkhorn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Elkhorn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elkhorn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Elkhorn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkhorn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- St. Damian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Damian Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Damian Cemetery
- Cordes Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinyon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kinyon Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinyon Cemetery
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilot Knob Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob Cemetery
- Neunlist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Neunlist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neunlist Cemetery
- Husemann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Husemann Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husemann Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Coulterville City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coulterville City Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville City Cemetery
- The Coulterville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coulterville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #255348 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Locust Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Locust Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Addieville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Addieville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Toensing Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Toensing Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toensing 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 Elkhorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkhorn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Oakdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Caspars
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Coulterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Venedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Clarmin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
- Tilden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okawville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Saint Libory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marissa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Posen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- New Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Lenzburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Houston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Damiansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
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 Elkhorn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkhorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coulterville
- Marissa
- Nashville
- Okawville
- Pinckneyville
- Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elkhorn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Elkhorn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1967256 (Elkhorn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967256 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakdale
- Location given for Elkhorn Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2919945 Lon: -89.5467581
- 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elkhorn 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. |