A visit to the Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Home Cemetery:
38.5150, -89.8187
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Home 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 of the Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Griffin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Middlecoff Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecoff Cemetery
- Emmerich Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Emmerich Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Mascoutah City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mascoutah City Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah City Cemetery
- Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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>
- Schneblin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Perschbacher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perschbacher Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perschbacher Cemetery
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Knobeloch Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobeloch Cemetery
- Fries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fries Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Lincoln Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Lake Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Lake Cemetery
- Schubkegel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Schubkegel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubkegel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fries Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fries Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Blum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blum Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum Cemetery
- Fike Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fike Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fike Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roth Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Funk Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Barth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barth Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
- Bopp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bopp Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bopp Cemetery
- Sheley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sheley Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley 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 Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mascoutah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- New Baden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Freeburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Memphis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- O'Fallon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Swansea
(9 miles [14.5 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>
- Lementon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lementon is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Damiansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Fairview Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Smithton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Libory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gartside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gartside is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- 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
- New Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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
- Aviston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- French Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
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 Home 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 Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Collinsville
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Swansea
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Home 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426378 (Home Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426378 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: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Home Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 38.5150493 Lon: -89.8187101
- 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- Home 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. |