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A visit to the Short 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 Short Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Short 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 Short Cemetery

Lat:   38.9239°   (38° 55' 26")

Lon:   -90.0834°   (-90° 5' 0")

The Short 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 southeast of the Short Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Short Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Alton State Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton State Hospital Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alton State Hospital Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Bethalto UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethalto UMC Cemetery
    • The Bethalto UMC Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Bethalto UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethalto City Cemetery
    • Bethalto Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640641 <5>
  • Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
    • The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Bethalto.
    • The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
    • Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
    • Rose Lawn Memory Gardens / Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968588 <5>
  • Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Upper Alton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107284 <5>
  • East Alton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Alton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Milton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodlawn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Vaughn Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Montgomery Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montgomery Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Preuitt Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preuitt Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preuitt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Preuitt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Pruett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fosterburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fosterburg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fosterburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fosterburg Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Ingersol Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingersol Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingersol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ingersol Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107941 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Alton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
      • The Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alton Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alton.
      • The Alton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Alton National Cemetery
      • Grandview Cemetery
      • Lovejoy Cemetery
      • Lovejoy Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640635 <5>
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
    • Springley Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springley Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springley Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dorsey Emmaus Lutheran Cemetery is located in Madison County

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 Short Cemetery.

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

  • Cottage Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
    • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
  • Rosewood Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
    • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
  • Bethalto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • East Alton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
    • East Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
  • Moro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
    • Moro is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <6>
  • Wood River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
    • Wood River is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <6>
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Alton is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <6>
  • Roxana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Dorsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dorsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
    • Dorsey is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <6>
  • Belmont Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
    • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
  • Hartford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Altamont
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Altamont is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Alton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
      • West Alton is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <6>
    • South Roxana
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Godfrey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
      • Godfrey is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <6>
    • Brighton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Melville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Madison County
    • Poag
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
      • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Prairietown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairietown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
      • Prairietown is located in Madison County
    • Brooks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County
    • Edwardsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunker Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Bunker Hill is located in Macoupin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <6>
    • Miles Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miles Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
      • Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
    • Spanish Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
      • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Mitchell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Mitchell is located in Madison County

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 Short 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 Short Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Short 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 Short Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #418464  (Short Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #418464 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: Bethalto
    • County: Madison         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #418464 (Short Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Short Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9239, Longitude: -90.0834       In this case, the coordinates for the Short 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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