A visit to the Padfield 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 Padfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Padfield Cemetery:
38.5703, -89.7573
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Padfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Padfield Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Padfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Padfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Padfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Padfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wittmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wittmer Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmer Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
- Badsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Badsby Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badsby Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Perschbacher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perschbacher Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perschbacher Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Fike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fike Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fike Cemetery
- New Baden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Baden Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden Cemetery
- Green Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Middlecoff Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecoff Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Mascoutah City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mascoutah City Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah City Cemetery
- Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mascoutah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106212 <5>
- Schneblin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blum Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum Cemetery
- Harpstrite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harpstrite Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpstrite Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton 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 Padfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Padfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Summerfield
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Baden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mascoutah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Memphis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damiansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Aviston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- O'Fallon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Jacob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Breese
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Swansea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Venedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Saint Rose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
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 Padfield 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 Padfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Breese
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Highland
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Saint Jacob
- Swansea
- Trenton
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 Padfield 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 Padfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426067 (Padfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426067 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lebanon
- Location given for Padfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5703263 Lon: -89.7573182
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Padfield 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. |