A visit to the Fries 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 Fries Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fries Cemetery:
38.4856, -89.8515
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fries Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fries Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the west northwest of the Fries Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fries Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Fries Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fries Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emmerich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Emmerich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich Cemetery
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Knobeloch Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobeloch Cemetery
- Fries Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Schubkegel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Schubkegel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubkegel Cemetery
- Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, 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
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mascoutah City Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah City Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- John Mueller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The John Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Mueller Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Lincoln Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Schneblin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Reinheimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reinheimer Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinheimer Cemetery
- Hamann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamann Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamann Cemetery
- Schaefer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Schaefer Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaefer Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Middlecoff Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecoff 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 Fries Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fries Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mascoutah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Freeburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lementon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- O'Fallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- New Baden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swansea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fairview Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gartside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- New Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Saint Libory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Damiansville
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lenzburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Albers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- French Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Millstadt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Fries 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 Fries Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- Millstadt
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- 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 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 Fries 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 Fries Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426346 (Fries Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426346 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: Mascoutah
- Location given for Fries Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4856052 Lon: -89.8514893
- 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 '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- Fries 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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