A visit to the Irwin 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 Irwin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Irwin Cemetery:
38.3137, -89.8376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Irwin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Irwin Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Irwin Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Irwin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Irwin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Agatha Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
- Ahlheim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ahlheim Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahlheim Cemetery
- Wildy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wildy Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildy Cemetery
- Schneider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Schneider Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider Cemetery
- Cobb Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cobb Thompson Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Thompson Cemetery
- New Athens City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wedekind Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wedekind Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedekind Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Spitz - Bilgere Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Suemmicht Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Suemmicht Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suemmicht Cemetery
- Geier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Geier Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geier Cemetery
- Meng Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Meng Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meng Cemetery
- Darmstatter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Darmstatter Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstatter Cemetery
- Leilich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Leilich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leilich Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Tammora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tammora Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammora Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Trinity Fayetteville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pulliam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- Trinity UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity UCC Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UCC 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 Irwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Irwin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lenzburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Lementon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Marissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Libory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hecker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarmin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
- Caspars
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tilden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Venedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Mascoutah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- New Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Ruma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Walsh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coulterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elkton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
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 Irwin 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 Irwin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coulterville
- Freeburg
- Marissa
- Mascoutah
- Red Bud
- Sparta
- Walsh
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 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 Irwin 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 Irwin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426383 (Irwin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426383 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Athens East
- Location given for Irwin Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3136602 Lon: -89.8376012
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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- Irwin 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |