A visit to the Mount Catherine 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. Catherine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Catherine Cemetery:
38.3659, -89.0523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Catherine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Catherine 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 southeast of the Mt. Catherine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Catherine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Catherine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Catherine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gaston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Piskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Piskey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskey Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Boyd Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Farm Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fouts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
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 Mt. Catherine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Catherine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roaches
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Richview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Walnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Radom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Texico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waltonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wamac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Kell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scheller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dareville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Du Bois
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Nason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bonnie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoyleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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. Catherine 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 Mt. Catherine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Central City
- 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 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. Catherine 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 Mt. Catherine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815697 (Mount Catherine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815697 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: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodlawn
- Location given for Mount Catherine Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3658829 Lon: -89.0522917
- 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- Mt. Catherine 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. |