A visit to the Sanders Family 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 Sanders Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sanders Family Cemetery:
38.8281, -90.0323
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sanders Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sanders Family Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the east southeast of the Sanders Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sanders Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Sanders Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanders Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Wanda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wanda Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda Cemetery
- Springley Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Lusk Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lusk Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Virgin Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin Mary Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hills Memorial Estates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Wolf Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Family Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Boniface Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Edwardsville.
- The St. Boniface Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107845 <5>
- Eberhart Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pruett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Sanders Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanders Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Roxana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Poag
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wood River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rosewood Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Mitchell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Glen Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- East Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethalto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pontoon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Fruit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Spanish Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Glasgow Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Granite City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Sanders Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanders Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sanders Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Edwardsville
- Granite City
- Wood River
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 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 Sanders Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Sanders Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417967 (Sanders Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417967 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wood River
- Location given for Sanders Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8281034 Lon: -90.0323268
- 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 Madison, 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- Sanders Family 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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