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A visit to the Onstott Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Onstott Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Onstott Church Cemetery (FG ID #644287)

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 Onstott Church Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.6442°   (38° 38' 39")

Lon:   -88.6547°   (-88° 39' 16")

The Onstott Church Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Onstott Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Onstott Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Onstott Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Onstott Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Onstott Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
  • Toliver Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Songer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Songer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Songer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Songer Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Edwards Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Family Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Ground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Shadden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shadden Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Oak Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parker Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Clack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clack Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clack Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Meisenheimer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meisenheimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meisenheimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meisenheimer Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Stipp Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stipp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stipp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stipp Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Millican Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millican Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millican Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Millican Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Iuka Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iuka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iuka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iuka Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • New Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Henson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Cisne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cisne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cisne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cisne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harrell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Russell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Onstott Church Cemetery.

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

  • Xenia
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kenner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Iuka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Iuka is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
  • Omega
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
    • Omega is located in Marion County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Omega
    • From the Onstott Church Cemetery to Omega
  • Flora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Union Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
    • Union Town is located in Marion County
  • Johnsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hickory Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
    • Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
  • Rinard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Louisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Louisville is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
  • Bannister
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shields
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...

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 Onstott Church 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 Onstott Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Clay City
  • Farina
    • Farina lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Onstott Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Farina.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farina
  • Flora
    • Flora lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Onstott Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Flora.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Iuka
    • Iuka lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Onstott Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Kinmundy
  • Louisville
  • Sailor Springs
  • Salem
    • Salem lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Onstott Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Xenia
    • Xenia lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Onstott Church 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 visit 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 Onstott Church 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 Onstott Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1821638  (Salem Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1821638 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: Xenia
    • County: Clay         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #1821638 (Salem Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #644287

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Onstott Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6442, Longitude: -88.6547    
<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 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.
<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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