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. 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
38.1539, -90.0040
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ralls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Rebenack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rebenack Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebenack Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Leinecke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Leinecke Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinecke Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
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)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- 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)
- Prairie du Rocher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- 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)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Renault
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walsh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Hecker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Ellis Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Fults
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brickeys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Sainte Genevieve
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Lenzburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- 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)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Wartburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Chalfin Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
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.
- Evansville
- Prairie du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Sainte Genevieve
- Walsh
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 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #414348 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #414348 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.15394 Lon: -90.0039974
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nelson 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. |