A visit to the Saint Paul Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery:
39.1203, -88.7098
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the east of the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moccasin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moccasin Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- St. Clare Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCoy Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Fremington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fremington Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremington Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park is also 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>
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grubb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beecher City Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City Cemetery
- The Beecher City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beecher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170083 <5>
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipsword Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Chapel Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Chapel Cemetery
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726948 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dexter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Moccasin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moccasin is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Altamont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Funkhouser is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Shumway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beecher City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Effingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Point was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Fancher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
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- Watson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Stewardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mode
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Green Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mason is also located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <6>
- Teutopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sigel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Brownstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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 Lutheran 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. Paul Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Herrick
- Saint Elmo
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Paul Lutheran 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lutheran 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. Paul Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810542 (Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810542 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: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altamont East
- Location given for Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1203207 Lon: -88.7097778
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Paul Lutheran 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. |