A visit to the Old Loogootee 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 Old Loogootee Cemetery ...
The Old Loogootee Cemetery is located in Fayette County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ambuehl Cemetery
- The Ambuehl Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambuehl Cemetery
- Arm Prairie Cemetery
- The Arm Prairie Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm Prairie Cemetery
- Augsburg Cemetery
- The Augsburg Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augsburg Cemetery
- Besing Cemetery
- The Besing Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Besing Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
- The Center Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Cheshier Cemetery
- The Cheshier Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheshier Cemetery
- Farina Cemetery
- Frogtown Cemetery
- The Frogtown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Lovett Cemetery
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Mitchell Family Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- New St. Peter Cemetery
- Old St. Peter Cemetery
- Pilcher Cemetery
- The Pilcher Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Cemetery
- Pinhook Cemetery
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Saint Peter.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270132 <2>
- Sidener Cemetery
- The Sidener Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidener Cemetery
- The Sidener Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2197741 <2>
- Stein Cemetery
- The Stein Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stein Cemetery
- Winslow Pilcher Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Loogootee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alma
- Altamont
- Avena
- Avena is located in Fayette County
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- Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Brownstown
- Dexter
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
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- Edgewood
- Farina
- Gilmore
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
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- Hagarstown
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
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- Iola
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kinmundy
- La Clede
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
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- Loogootee
- Mason
- Patoka
- Saint Elmo
- Saint Paul
- Saint Paul is located in Fayette County
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- Saint Peter
- Shobonier
- Vandalia
- Vernon
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 Old Loogootee 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 Old Loogootee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Farina
- Kinmundy
- Patoka
- Saint Elmo
- Vandalia
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 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 Old Loogootee 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 Old Loogootee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802274 (Old Loogootee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802274 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: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownstown
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Old Loogootee Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |