A visit to the Meador 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 Meador Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meador Cemetery:
38.7892, -89.0540
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meador Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meador Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Meador Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meador Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Meador Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meador Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Finch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Tillman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tillman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
- Conant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Conant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
- Doolen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Doolen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolen Cemetery
- Patoka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patoka Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka Cemetery
- Cruse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cruse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruse Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Heckethorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Heckethorn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckethorn Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Thorp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thorp Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is 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>
- Riedle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Riedle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riedle Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Magassi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magassi Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magassi Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is 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>
- North Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Augsburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Augsburg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Meador Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meador Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patoka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shobonier
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Fairman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Alma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Odin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kinmundy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Keyesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sandoval
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Peter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hagarstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Vandalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loogootee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Mulberry Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bannister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Farina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
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 Meador 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 Meador Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farina
- Keyesport
- Kinmundy
- Mulberry Grove
- Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Meador Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Sandoval
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Meador 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 Meador Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413342 (Meador Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413342 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: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Patoka
- Location given for Meador Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7892145 Lon: -89.0539513
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meador 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. |