A visit to the O'Fallon 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 O'Fallon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the O'Fallon Cemetery:
38.5989, -89.9151
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the O'Fallon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The O'Fallon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the southwest of the O'Fallon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the O'Fallon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the O'Fallon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from O'Fallon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Shiloh Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Valley Cemetery
- The Shiloh Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108238 <5>
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Oak Hill Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Engelmann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Engelmann Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelmann Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Lemen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lemen Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lemen Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106575 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Baptist Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Cemetery
- Hoerath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoerath Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoerath Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Widicus Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fehmel Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loyet Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Loyet Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyet Family Cemetery
- Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 O'Fallon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from O'Fallon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petersburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- O'Fallon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Swansea
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gartside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Bunkum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- French Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mascoutah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washington Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Fairmont City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Alorton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Glen Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Freeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Jacob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 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 O'Fallon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The O'Fallon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Collinsville
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- O'Fallon
- Saint Jacob
- Swansea
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 helpful 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 O'Fallon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 O'Fallon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426185 (O'Fallon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426185 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: O'Fallon
- Location given for O'Fallon Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5989381 Lon: -89.9151013
- 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 Saint Clair, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- O'Fallon 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. |