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A visit to the Nelson Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Nelson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery

Lat:   38.1539°   (38° 9' 14")

Lon:   -90.0040°   (-90° 0' 14")

The Nelson Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Nelson Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. John Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #403566 <5>
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ralls Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Rebenack Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rebenack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rebenack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rebenack Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Brickey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brickey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Studt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Schmoll Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Marcus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marcus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marcus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Preston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • St. Pius Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Baldwin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Leinecke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leinecke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leinecke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leinecke Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Monroe County

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 Nelson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ruma
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
    • Ruma is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Red Bud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Evansville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
    • Evansville is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 631 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <6>
  • Prairie du Rocher
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie du Rocher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
    • Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
    • Prairie du Rocher village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>
  • Modoc
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
    • Modoc is located in Randolph County
  • Renault
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Randolph County
  • Baldwin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Walsh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
    • Walsh is located in Randolph County
  • Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Little Rock Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
    • Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
  • Hecker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker
    • Hecker is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecker <6>
  • Burksville Station
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
    • Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clement ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
      • Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • Ellis Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
      • Burksville is located in Monroe County
    • Fults
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fults have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fults
      • Fults is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fults <6>
    • Brickeys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
      • Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Former names for Brickeys:
      • Brickeys Gristmill
      • Brickeys Landing
    • Sainte Genevieve
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
      • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <6>
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Houston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Randolph County
    • Needmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
    • Lenzburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Athens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
      • New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
    • Maeystown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Palestine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
      • New Palestine is located in Randolph County
    • Wartburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wartburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
      • Wartburg is located in Monroe County
    • Chalfin Bridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chalfin Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
      • Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County

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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Nelson Cemetery:

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 Nelson Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #414348  (Nelson Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #414348 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ames
    • County: Randolph         Elev: 138
    • Location given for GNIS #414348 (Nelson Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nelson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1539, Longitude: -90.0040       In this case, the coordinates for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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