A visit to the Schmidt 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 Schmidt Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Schmidt Family Cemetery:
38.6750, -89.8548
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Schmidt Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Schmidt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Schmidt Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Schmidt Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Schmidt Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Schmidt Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wittman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wittman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittman Cemetery
- Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fehmel Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Widicus Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Schroeder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Schroeder Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- St. Jerome Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Hoenig Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoenig Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoenig Family Cemetery
- The Hoenig Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hoenig Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106186 <5>
- Watt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Watt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Watt Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108763 <5>
- Edwards Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Metz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Metz Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Loyet Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Loyet Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyet Family Cemetery
- Terrapin Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friedens UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens UCC Cemetery
- Troy City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Troy City Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy City Cemetery
- Hall Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Cemetery
- Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Anderson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Schmidt Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Schmidt Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Jacob
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- O'Fallon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Carbon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Fairview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bunkum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fruit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- French Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Swansea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pontoon Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Gartside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gartside is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartside
- Mascoutah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aviston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Poag
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fairmont City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
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 Schmidt Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Schmidt Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Collinsville
- Edwardsville
- Fairview Heights
- Highland
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Saint Jacob
- Swansea
- Trenton
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 Schmidt 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 Schmidt Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418092 (Schmidt Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418092 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: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Jacob
- Location given for Schmidt Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6750483 Lon: -89.8548203
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Schmidt 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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