A visit to the Saint Petersburg 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. Petersburg Cemetery ...
The St. Petersburg Cemetery is located in Menard County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Atterberry Cemetery
- The Atterberry Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atterberry Cemetery
- Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery
- Baker Prairie #2 Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- Cogdal Cemetery
- The Cogdal Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cogdal Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Salisbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253139 <2>
- Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Farmers Point Cemetery
- Godbey Cemetery
- The Godbey Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbey Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Hornback Cemetery
- The Hornback Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornback Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Kirby Cemetery
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Old Concord Cemetery
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Old West Cemetery
- The Old West Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
- The Old West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abner Hall Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108804 <2>
- Park Cemetery
- The Park Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107759 <2>
- Shipley Cemetery
- The Shipley Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley Cemetery
- Smoot Cemetery
- The Smoot Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Petersburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ashland
- Athens
- Cantrall
- Chandlerville
- Croft
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Easton
- Greenview
- Gurney ‑ Historic
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Kilbourne
- Mason City
- Middletown
- Newmansville
- Newmansville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakford
- Pasfield
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Petersburg
- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Pleasant Plains
- Prentice
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Ridgely
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Sherman
- Sylvan ‑ Historic
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Tallula
- Teheran
- Teheran is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
- White City
- White City is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Williamsville
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. Petersburg Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Menard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Petersburg Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Athens
- Chandlerville
- Easton
- Greenview
- Kilbourne
- Mason City
- Middletown
- Petersburg
- Pleasant Plains
- Tallula
- Williamsville
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 professional and volunteer 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. Petersburg Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Menard 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. Petersburg Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1965412 (Saint Petersburg Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1965412 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: Menard
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petersburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Petersburg Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |