A visit to the Saint Joseph Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Joseph Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Joseph Cemetery (FG ID #107933)
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. Joseph Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery
Lat: 38.0004° (38° 0' 1")
Lon: -89.5773° (-89° 34' 38")
The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Joseph Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stoker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Weitzel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weitzel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weitzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Weitzel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Cutler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Steeleville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Tangen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cotton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cotton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Barrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Looney Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Galum Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galum Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galum Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Galum Baptist Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Cheatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Galum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Galum Cemetery is located in Perry County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willisville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Willisville is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <6>
- Cutler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Percy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steeleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Conant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Welge
- From the St. Joseph Cemetery to Welge
- Leanderville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Ava is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Degognia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pyatts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Winkle
- From the St. Joseph Cemetery to Winkle
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
- Coulterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <6>
- Oraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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. Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chester
- Coulterville
- Menard
- Percy
- Percy lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Joseph Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Sparta
- Steeleville
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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Joseph Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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. Joseph Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417445 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #417445 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: Percy
- County: Perry Elev: 151
- Location given for GNIS #417445 (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #107933
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Joseph Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0004, Longitude: -89.5773 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<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. |