A visit to the Old Louisville 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 Louisville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Louisville Cemetery:
38.7653, -88.5067
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Louisville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Louisville Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the north of the Old Louisville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Louisville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Old Louisville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Louisville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Red Brush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Red Brush Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Kinnamon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kinnamon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinnamon Cemetery
- Tolliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Christian Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Speaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Speaks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks Cemetery
- Golden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Riffle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riffle Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffle Cemetery
- Rusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rusk Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rusk Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Flora.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107793 <5>
- Newton Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- McCawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Hoosier Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Logan Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Number 4 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Number 4 Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 4 Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oskaloosa Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Flora.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flora Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105559 <5>
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Shouse Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Conly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Conly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conly Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Old Louisville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Louisville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Louisville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sailor Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kenner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Iola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ingraham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Xenia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Travis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Rinard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- La Clede is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Clede
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Passport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Noble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Farina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cisne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bogota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Iuka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Kinmundy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Louisville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Louisville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Farina
- Farina lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Louisville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Farina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
- Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Louisville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Kinmundy
- Louisville
- Noble
- Noble lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Louisville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noble.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Sailor Springs
- Xenia
- Xenia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Old Louisville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Xenia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
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 Old Louisville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Louisville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1952689 (Old Louisville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952689 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisville West
- Location given for Old Louisville Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7653247 Lon: -88.5067153
- 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 Clay, 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- Old Louisville 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. |