A visit to the Saint Joseph'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. 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. Joseph's Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph's Cemetery:
41.2623, -90.6496
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Aledo. Aledo lies just to the southwest of the St. Joseph's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph's Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Joseph's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Joseph's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Corns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Corns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corns Cemetery
- Farlows Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carnahan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Artz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Artz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artz Cemetery
- Viola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Viola Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Hamlet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Preemption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Preemption Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preemption Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aledo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Schoening Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Cable Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- McPherren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McPherren Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherren Cemetery
- Bridger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bridger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodhams Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Sherrard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrard Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard 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]<3> of the St. Joseph's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shale City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shale City is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shale City
- Matherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reynolds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gilchrist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Preemption
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Aledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Sherrard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Taylor Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunbeam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Coyne Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Edgington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Norwood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- New Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Buffalo Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Andalusia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ophiem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ophiem is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophiem
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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's Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Matherville
- Milan
- Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Joseph's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- New Windsor
- Reynolds
- Seaton
- Viola
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Joseph's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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. Joseph's Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417481 (Saint Joseph's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417481 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reynolds
- Location given for Saint Joseph's Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2622567 Lon: -90.6495813
- 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 Mercer, 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- St. Joseph's 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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