A visit to the Mount Carmel 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
39.1553, -89.1712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Poland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
- Casey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Halford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Halford Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halford Cemetery
- Little Hickory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cearlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cearlock Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearlock Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stokes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stokes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Monclovia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Monclovia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monclovia Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bolyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolyard Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Abner Casey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Abner Casey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Casey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abner Casey Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fillmore.
- The Abner Casey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Casey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105053 <5>
- Hoffman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hoffman Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Cemetery
- Shedd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Carmel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bayle City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Bingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fillmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Chapman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Oconee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Herrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nokomis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Witt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vandalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wenonah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Irving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ohlman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hagarstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Rosamond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Schram City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Mulberry Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brownstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Pana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bingham
- Coffeen
- Herrick
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Mulberry Grove
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Carmel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Ramsey
- 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Mt. Carmel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1736966 (Mount Carmel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1736966 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ramsey Lake
- Location given for Mount Carmel Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.155322 Lon: -89.1711876
- 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Carmel 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. |