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A visit to the Shoal Creek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shoal Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shoal Creek Cemetery

Lat:   38.7031°   (38° 42' 11")

Lon:   -89.4987°   (-89° 29' 55")

The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.

The county seat for Clinton County is located in Carlyle. Carlyle lies just to the southeast of the Shoal Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Shoal Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shoal Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Felicitas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Felicitas Cemetery
    • The St. Felicitas Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • St. Rose Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose Cemetery
    • The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Rose Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saint Rose.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #540915 <5>
  • Rudolph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rudolph Cemetery
    • The Rudolph Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Burgess Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burgess Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burgess Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burgess Cemetery is located in Bond County
  • Weinheimer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weinheimer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weinheimer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weinheimer Cemetery is located in Bond County
  • Hug Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hug Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hug Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hug Cemetery is located in Bond County
  • Yingst Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yingst Cemetery
    • The Yingst Cemetery is located in Clinton County
  • Greene Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Bond County
  • Gullick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gullick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gullick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gullick Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lake Branch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Branch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lake Branch Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery
      • The St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • The St. Dominic & St. Augustine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Augustine Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Augustine Cemetery
      • St. Dominic Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Dominic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107859 <5>
    • St. John Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Beckemeyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckemeyer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckemeyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beckemeyer Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Wisetown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisetown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wisetown Cemetery is located in Bond County
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthony Cemetery
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • St. Nicholas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Nicholas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Nicholas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Bond County
    • Rietmann Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rietmann Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rietmann Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rietmann Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Sugar Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sugar Creek Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Madison County

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 Shoal Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shoal Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sebastopol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sebastopol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
    • Sebastopol is located in Madison County
  • Breese
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Marydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
    • Marydale is located in Clinton County
  • Beckemeyer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
    • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <7>
  • Pierron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierron
    • Pierron is located in Bond County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierron <7>
  • Aviston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aviston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviston
    • Aviston is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aviston <7>
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carlyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
    • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <7>
  • Germantown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Germantown is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germantown <7>
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <7>
  • Trenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <7>
  • Bartelso
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Albers
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albers
      • Albers is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albers <7>
    • Keyesport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keyesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesport
      • Keyesport is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyesport <7>
    • Grantfork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Old Ripley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
      • Old Ripley is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Huey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huey
      • Huey is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huey <7>
    • Greenville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Bond County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <7>
    • Damiansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damiansville
      • Damiansville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Posey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
      • Posey is located in Clinton County
    • Boulder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
      • Boulder is located in Clinton County
    • Saint Jacob
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Summerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Baden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baden
      • New Baden is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Baden <7>
    • Pleasant Mound
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
      • Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
    • Smithboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Shoal Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shoal Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Shoal Creek Cemetery:

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 Shoal Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1965720  (Shoal Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1965720 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stolletown
    • County: Clinton         Elev: 139
    • Location given for GNIS #1965720 (Shoal Creek Cemetery)

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintonco.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Clinton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shoal Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7031, Longitude: -89.4987       In this case, the coordinates for the Shoal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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