A visit to the Saint John United Church of Christ (UCC) 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 St. John UCC Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John UCC Cemetery:
38.9305, -89.9673
The St. John UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County<1>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the south of the St. John UCC Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John UCC Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the St. John UCC Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John UCC Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Belk Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethalto UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pruett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eberhart Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Association Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randle Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Meyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Wieseman - Ruehnoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gehlenback Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Worden Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Fosterburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fosterburg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- Springley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quercus Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow View Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Meadow View Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Gardens
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Sandbach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sandbach Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandbach Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the St. John UCC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John UCC Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prairietown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorsey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Rosewood Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Worden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wood River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fruit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Roxana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Poag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Carbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Staunton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
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. John UCC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John UCC Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John UCC Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Bunker Hill
- Edwardsville
- Staunton
- Wood River
- Worden
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 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. John UCC Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 St. John UCC Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #423367 (Saint John United Church of Christ Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #423367 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairietown
- Location given for Saint John United Church of Christ Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9308799 Lon: -89.9673248
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. John UCC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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