A visit to the Fike 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 Fike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fike Cemetery:
38.5098, -89.7584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fike Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Fike Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Fike Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Blum Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum Cemetery
- Lincoln Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Lake Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Lake Cemetery
- Sheley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sheley Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Home Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
- The Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mascoutah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106212 <5>
- Mascoutah City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mascoutah City Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah City Cemetery
- Schneblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bopp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bopp Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bopp Cemetery
- Barth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Barth Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
- Harpstrite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harpstrite Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpstrite Cemetery
- New Baden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Baden Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Middlecoff Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecoff Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Andress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Andress Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andress Cemetery
- Green Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Summerfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Summerfield Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield Cemetery
- Padfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Padfield Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padfield Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mascoutah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
- Damiansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Venedy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <6>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saint Libory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Aviston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lementon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lementon is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Okawville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swansea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swansea is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <6>
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Fairview Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summit is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Smithton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Athens is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Breese
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Jacob
(14 miles [22.5 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 Fike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Breese
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Okawville
- Saint Jacob
- Swansea
- Trenton
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 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 Fike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Fike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426087 (Fike Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426087 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Fike Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5097712 Lon: -89.7584303
- 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 Saint Clair, 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- Fike 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. |