A visit to the Pilot Knob 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Knob Cemetery:
38.2201, -89.4629
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pilot Knob Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pilot Knob Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Pilot Knob Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilot Knob Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Pilot Knob Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Concord Baptist Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Baptist Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Todd Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Todd Mills Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mills Cemetery
- Cordes Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkhorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elkhorn Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
- Locust Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Locust Creek Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coulterville City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Coulterville City Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulterville City Cemetery
- The Coulterville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coulterville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #255348 <5>
- Mueller Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mueller Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Hill Cemetery
- Verner Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Verner Family Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verner Family Cemetery
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Galum Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Galum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Galum Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galum Cemetery
- St. Bruno Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Bruno Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bruno Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old County Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old County Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
- St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pilot Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Knob Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Posen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Posen is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Elkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Coulterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Addieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stone Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stone Church is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Caspars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caspars is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Clarmin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarmin is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tilden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tamaroa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Du Bois
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Du Bois is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Okawville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pyatts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Radom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Radom is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <6>
- New Minden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Minden is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Venedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Venedy is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Marissa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Percy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Ashley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Libory
(16 miles [25.7 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pilot Knob Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Coulterville
- Marissa
- Nashville
- Okawville
- Percy
- Percy lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pilot Knob Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Sparta
- Tamaroa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Pilot Knob Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #415686 (Pilot Knob Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #415686 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winkle
- Location given for Pilot Knob Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2200507 Lon: -89.462867
- 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 Washington, 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' (or 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- Pilot Knob 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. |