A visit to the Saint Paul 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. Paul Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Cemetery:
39.4328, -88.9751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the St. Paul Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Paul Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Paul Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Middlesworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Middlesworth Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth Cemetery
- Mautz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mautz Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mautz Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill Cemetery
- Eiler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eiler Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eiler Cemetery
- Robinson Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Henton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Liston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liston Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liston Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wendling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wendling Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendling Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany 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. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Yantisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yantisville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantisville
- Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Rosamond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oconee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owaneco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moweaqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Middlesworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Findlay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ohlman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cowden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Velma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Fancher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Sandersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Holliday
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Mode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Wenonah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Nokomis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dressor
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Stonington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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. Paul Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Paul Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Cowden
- Findlay
- Herrick
- Moweaqua
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Paul Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Shelbyville
- Stonington
- Tower Hill
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. Paul Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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. Paul Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1725322 (Saint Paul Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1725322 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tower Hill
- Location given for Saint Paul Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4328182 Lon: -88.9750784
- 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 Shelby, 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. Paul 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |