A visit to the Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holy Family Cemetery:
38.5642, -90.1793
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Holy Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holy Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Holy Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holy Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bohnemeier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bohnemeier Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohnemeier Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- St. George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. George Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
- Booker T Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Matthew Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31361 <5>
- Old St. Marcus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Marcus Cemetery
- St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (Old)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) is a large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
- St. Marcus Commemorative Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30670 <5>
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- The St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
- St.s Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261610 <5>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Kleinschmidt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kleinschmidt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleinschmidt Cemetery
- Lark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lark Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gatewood Gardens Cemetery is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gatewood Gardens Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- The Gatewood Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Picker Cemetery
- St. Louis Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #958964 <5>
- New St. Marcus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Marcus Cemetery
- St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery (New) is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery (New)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marcus Cemetery (New) is a very large cemetery that is located in Saint Louis (MO).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30499 <5>
- New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Park Lawn Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Lawn Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forever Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107027 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holy Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holy Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cahokia
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sauget
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falling Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- East Carondelet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dupo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <6>
- Imbs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Alorton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Saint Louis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carondelet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- Bella Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bella Villa is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ivory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivory is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- National City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lemay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemay is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemay
- Washington Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Brooklyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Tower Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint George is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Estimated population in 2011: 1,336 people
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gartside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- French Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Fairmont City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cheltenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Mackenzie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mackenzie is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackenzie
- Estimated population in 2018: 131 people
- Wilbur Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilbur Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbur Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 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 Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cahokia
- Columbia
- Dupo
- Dupo lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Holy Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dupo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- East Saint Louis
- Saint Louis
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 Holy Family 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 Holy Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426377 (Holy Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426377 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: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cahokia
- Location given for Holy Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5642183 Lon: -90.1792777
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holy Family 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. |