A visit to the Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Santa Fe Cemetery:
37.1626, -89.4187
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Santa Fe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Santa Fe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Santa Fe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Santa Fe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Santa Fe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Twente Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Twente Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twente Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Commerce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Commerce Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Lightner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lightner Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Clymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clymer Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers 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 Santa Fe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Santa Fe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Olive Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Miller City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Diswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Scott City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lambert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- New Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cache
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tamms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- McClure
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blodgett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Villa Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Girardeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <5>
- Morley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Chaffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Santa Fe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Santa Fe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Morley
- Mounds
- Oran
- Oran lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Santa Fe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 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 Santa Fe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Alexander 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 Santa Fe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1821617 (Santa Fe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1821617 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: Alexander
- Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thebes
- Location given for Santa Fe Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1625503 Lon: -89.4186951
- 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 Alexander, 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- Santa Fe 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. |