A visit to the Memorial Garden 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 Memorial Garden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Garden Cemetery:
38.3059, -89.0226
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Garden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the east of the Memorial Garden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Garden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Garden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Rightnower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightnower Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Catherine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catherine Cemetery
- Wolf Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Prairie Cemetery
- West Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Knob Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Knob Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Prairie Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Memorial Garden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Garden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Roaches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Marcoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Jefferson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Waltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dareville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Summersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Radom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scheller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bonnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Du Bois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Emerson City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Texico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Opdyke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
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 Memorial Garden 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 Memorial Garden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Memorial Garden 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 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 Memorial Garden 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 Memorial Garden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #413385 (Memorial Garden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413385 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: Woodlawn
- Location given for Memorial Garden Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3058831 Lon: -89.0225693
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Garden 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. |