A visit to the Fredonia 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 Fredonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fredonia Cemetery:
38.6920, -89.0301
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fredonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southeast of the Fredonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fredonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Fredonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fredonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cubbage Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cubbage Chapel Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubbage Chapel Cemetery
- Carrigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carrigan Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrigan Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Black Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cruse Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harrison Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Patoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106070 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Allman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Allman Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Patoka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patoka Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka Cemetery
- Peaceful Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bryan Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryan Memorial Park is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Memorial Park
- Clapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clapp Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clapp Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eagan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eagan Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan Cemetery
- Hartlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hartlin Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartlin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jones Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Alma.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106384 <5>
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Holt Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Meador Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Meador Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- East Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Alma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Conant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Conant Cemetery is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fredonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fredonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairman is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Odin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Odin is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <6>
- Patoka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sandoval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bannister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Boulder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Kinmundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Shobonier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cartter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cartter is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Wamac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Omega is also located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Keyesport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Peter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farina
(16 miles [25.7 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 Fredonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fredonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Farina
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Fredonia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Keyesport
- Kinmundy
- Odin
- Odin lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Fredonia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Sandoval
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Fredonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Fredonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821404 (Fredonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821404 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairman
- Location given for Fredonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.691993 Lon: -89.0300618
- 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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fredonia 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. |