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A visit to the Saint Cecilia's Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 St. Cecilia's Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Cecilia's Cemetery

Lat:   38.5359°   (38° 32' 9")

Lon:   -89.4629°   (-89° 27' 46")

The St. Cecilia's Cemetery is located in Clinton County<1>.

The county seat for Clinton County is located in Carlyle. Carlyle lies just to the northeast of the St. Cecilia's Cemetery .

Name Variations for St. Cecilia's 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with St. Cecilia's Cemetery.

We have also seen these variations for St. Cecilia's Cemetery:

  • St. Cecelia Cemetery
  • St. Cecelia's Cemetery
  • St. Cecelia 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the St. Cecilia's Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Cecilia's Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Ira Maddux Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ira Maddux Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ira Maddux Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ira Maddux Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Ammons Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ammons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ammons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ammons Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Locey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Locey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Posey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Beckemeyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckemeyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckemeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beckemeyer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Okawville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Okawville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Okawville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Okawville Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Zetsche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zetsche Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zetsche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zetsche Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Olive Branch Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Lively Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lively Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lively Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lively Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Carlyle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Branch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Branch Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Staude Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staude Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staude Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Staude Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Washington County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. Cecilia's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Cecilia's Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bartelso
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Germantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Germantown is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <6>
  • Beckemeyer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
    • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <6>
  • Posey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Breese
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
    • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <6>
  • Damiansville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Okawville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Minden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Albers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
    • Albers is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <6>
  • Addieville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addieville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addieville
    • Addieville is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addieville <6>
  • Hoffman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
    • Hoffman is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Huey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <6>
    • Aviston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
      • Aviston is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <6>
    • New Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Memphis
      • New Memphis is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Memphis <6>
    • Hoyleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Marydale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <6>
    • Venedy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venedy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
      • Venedy is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • New Baden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <6>
    • Nashville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sebastopol
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stone Church
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 St. Cecilia's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Cecilia's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 St. Cecilia's 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 St. Cecilia's Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #417231  (Saint Cecelia Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #417231 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: Beckemeyer
    • County: Clinton         Elev: 136
    • Location given for GNIS #417231 (Saint Cecelia Cemetery)

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintonco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 St. Cecilia's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5359, Longitude: -89.4629    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<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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