A visit to the Saint Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Michaels Cemetery:
38.9603, -90.3051
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jersey County<2>.
The county seat for Jersey County is located in Jerseyville. Jerseyville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the St. Michaels Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elsah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elsah Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsah Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lurton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lurton Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurton Cemetery
- Newbern Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newbern Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery is located in Rives County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery
- The St. Francis of Assissi Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31300 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Askew Hollow Farm Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328142 <5>
- Valhalla Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marston Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Lamb Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Scenic Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scenic Hill Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hill Cemetery
- Barweis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barweis Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barweis Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Godfrey City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Godfrey City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey City Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Dougherty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dougherty Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Edsall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Edsall Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edsall Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Horn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Van Horn Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Michaels Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elsah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Portage Des Sioux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Melville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Godfrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chautauqua is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McClusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
- Belmont Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Delhi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Florissant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Black Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,921 people
- East Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Jerseyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Plain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Spanish Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Rosewood Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Miles Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- Hazelwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calverton Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calverton Park is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
- Wood River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
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. Michaels Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jersey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Michaels Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Brighton
- Florissant
- Grafton
- Jerseyville
- Wood River
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 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. Michaels Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jersey 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. Michaels Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1773491 (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1773491 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: Jersey
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elsah
- Location given for Saint Michaels Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9603258 Lon: -90.3051129
- 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 Jersey, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Michaels 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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