A visit to the Sheley 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 Sheley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheley Cemetery:
38.4759, -89.7618
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheley Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sheley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sheley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bopp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bopp Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bopp Cemetery
- Barth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barth Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barth Cemetery
- Lincoln Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Lake Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Lake Cemetery
- Andress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Andress Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andress Cemetery
- Fike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fike Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fike Cemetery
- Schneblin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Childhood of Jesus Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Mascoutah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106212 <5>
- Mascoutah City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mascoutah City Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascoutah City Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- Old Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Catholic Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Catholic Cemetery
- Fries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Schubkegel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Schubkegel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schubkegel Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fries Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fries Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Funk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Funk Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Harpstrite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harpstrite Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpstrite Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Middlecoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Middlecoff Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlecoff Cemetery
- Emmerich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmerich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich Cemetery
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Knobeloch Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobeloch Cemetery
- John Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The John Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Mueller Cemetery
- Roth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roth Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Mueller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mueller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Cemetery
- Culli Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Culli Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culli Cemetery
- New Baden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Baden Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden 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 Sheley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mascoutah
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Memphis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Baden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Damiansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Damiansville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Freeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Libory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Venedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Albers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lementon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Okawville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- O'Fallon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- New Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lenzburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Caspars
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Germantown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aviston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swansea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Sheley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- New Baden
- O'Fallon
- Okawville
- Swansea
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Sheley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Sheley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426089 (Sheley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426089 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mascoutah
- Location given for Sheley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4758823 Lon: -89.7617642
- 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 Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheley 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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