A visit to the Saint Mary 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. Mary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary Cemetery:
37.8217, -88.4562
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.
The county seat for Saline County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies just to the southwest of the St. Mary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Mary Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Mary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lindale Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dodd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- The Dodd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dodd Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105420 <5>
- Read Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Read Family Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Read Family Cemetery
- Bramlet Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Rhine Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhine Church Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine Church Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poplar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
- Douglas Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966139 <5>
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Barton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gaines Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gholson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Simpson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Adkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkin Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Shane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shane Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shane Cemetery
- Keasler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Keasler Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keasler Cemetery
- Lantham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lantham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantham 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. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eldorado
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saline City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Wasson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Raleigh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muddy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Texas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Texas City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
- Harrisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Broughton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Long Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Equality
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Galatia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walpole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walpole is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
- Lawler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cornerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornerville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Ledford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Mitchellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Norris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(12 miles [19.3 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. Mary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eldorado
- Equality
- Harrisburg
- Norris City
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Mary Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Raleigh
- Ridgway
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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. Mary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saline 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. Mary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417547 (Saint Mary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417547 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: Saline
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eldorado
- Location given for Saint Mary Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.821714 Lon: -88.4561592
- 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 Saline, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Mary 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. |