A visit to the Saint Johns Orphanage 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. Johns Orphanage Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery:
38.5428, -89.9382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the west southwest of the St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Messenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Engelmann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Engelmann Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelmann Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Shiloh Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Valley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Valley Cemetery
- The Shiloh Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108238 <5>
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Badgley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Badgley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgley Cemetery
- Old St. Clair County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Mount Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rider Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rider Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- Emmerich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmerich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Oak Hill Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Fallon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The O'Fallon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon Cemetery
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Adalbert Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adalbert Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knobeloch Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobeloch Cemetery
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Middlecoff Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecoff Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Perschbacher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Perschbacher Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perschbacher Cemetery
- Keck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Keck Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keck 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 St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Belleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swansea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- O'Fallon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Fairview Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gartside
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Lebanon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bunkum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- French Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mascoutah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Smithton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millstadt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Washington Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centreville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Imbs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Lementon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Fairmont City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- New Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sauget
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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. Johns Orphanage 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 St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Collinsville
- East Saint Louis
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- Millstadt
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Swansea
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 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. Johns Orphanage 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 St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426155 (Saint Johns Orphanage Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426155 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: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: O'Fallon
- Location given for Saint Johns Orphanage Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5428277 Lon: -89.9381584
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Johns Orphanage 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. |
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