A visit to the Saint Marcus 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. Marcus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marcus Cemetery:
38.2576, -89.9979
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marcus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. Marcus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marcus 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. Marcus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marcus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Hecker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hecker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker Cemetery
- Ralls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Hirst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hirst Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirst Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #403566 <5>
- Koch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Tammora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tammora Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammora Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Todd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Leilich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Leilich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leilich Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Martini Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Martini Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martini Cemetery
- New Design Historical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nelson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Spitz - Bilgere Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Wedekind Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wedekind Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedekind Cemetery
- Wildy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wildy Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildy Cemetery
- Wiskamp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wiskamp Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiskamp Cemetery
- Talbot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Talbot Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot 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. Marcus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marcus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Bud
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hecker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Ruma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- New Athens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Burksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lementon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Renault
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenzburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smithton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Wartburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Freeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Maeystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fults
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Marissa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Madonnaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Modoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Millstadt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walsh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Monroe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
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. Marcus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marcus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evansville
- Freeburg
- Marissa
- Millstadt
- Prairie du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Walsh
- Waterloo
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 professional and volunteer 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. Marcus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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. Marcus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #423355 (Saint Marcus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #423355 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Athens West
- Location given for Saint Marcus Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2575503 Lon: -89.9978847
- 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 Monroe, 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' (or 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. Marcus 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |