A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:
38.0139, -89.2843
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies just to the northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cudgetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cudgetown Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudgetown Cemetery
- McElvain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McElvain Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElvain Cemetery
- Vancil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vancil Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancil Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The House Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Sutter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sutter Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- The Sunset Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108471 <5>
- Ninemile Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holts Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pick Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick Cemetery
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Old Du Quoin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Du Quoin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Du Quoin Cemetery
- Haggard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Haggard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggard Cemetery
- Campbell Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuthill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuthill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Du Quoin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Saint Johns
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Sunfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Pyatts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Dowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pinckneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vergennes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Tamaroa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mulkeytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Conant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Denmark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Christopher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Royalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sesser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Zeigler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Du Bois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Winkle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Christopher
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Pinckneyville
- Sesser
- Tamaroa
- Zeigler
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 helpful 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417092 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417092 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pyatts
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0139394 Lon: -89.2842511
- 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 Perry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sacred Heart 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. |