A visit to the Saint Marys 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. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Marys Cemetery:
39.1784, -88.6559
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the southeast of the St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Agney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toothaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Stewardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Giles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Hubbartt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hubbartt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbartt Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tipsword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moccasin Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Cemetery
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborcrest Memorial Park
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Arborcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216589 <5>
- Ewington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shumway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Moccasin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Funkhouser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Stewardson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Mode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Fancher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Altamont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Heartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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. Marys Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Effingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Marys Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Effingham 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. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417557 (Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417557 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shumway
- Location given for Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1783752 Lon: -88.6558882
- 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 Effingham, 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. Marys 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. |