A visit to the Meddows 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 Meddows Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meddows Cemetery:
38.2939, -88.8462
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meddows Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the west northwest of the Meddows Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meddows Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Meddows Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meddows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Opdyke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Newton Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newton Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Farm Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- East Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The East Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972334 <5>
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 Meddows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meddows Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Opdyke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Bluford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bonnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Rive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Dareville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Nason
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Texico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Dahlgren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keenes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Roaches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Kell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Lovilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Shields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
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 Meddows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meddows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Meddows Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
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 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 Meddows Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Meddows Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413361 (Meddows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413361 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opdyke
- Location given for Meddows Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.293938 Lon: -88.8461739
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Meddows 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. |