A visit to the Fender 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 Fender Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fender Cemetery:
38.8884, -88.6028
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fender Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fender Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Fender Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fender Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Fender Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fender Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Old Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Mason Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mason Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Iola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Iola Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keen Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keen Chapel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Chapel Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Riffle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Leith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Leith Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith Cemetery
- Brockett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brockett Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett Cemetery
- Wabash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wabash Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash Cemetery
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Anne's Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne's Cemetery
- The St. Anne's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107825 <5>
- Tolliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Conly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Conly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fender Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fender Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Farina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Heartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Dexter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Altamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Peter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ingraham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Kinmundy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Sailor Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kenner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Flora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dieterich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Xenia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Fender Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fender Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Farina
- Flora
- Flora lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Fender Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Sailor Springs
- Saint Elmo
- Xenia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Fender Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Fender Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408320 (Fender Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408320 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hord
- Location given for Fender Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8883786 Lon: -88.6028279
- 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 Clay, 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- Fender 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. |