A visit to the Stephens 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 Stephens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stephens Cemetery:
38.1973, -89.0948
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Stephens Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stephens Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Stephens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bald Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Hill Cemetery
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
- Dryden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dryden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden Cemetery
- Knob Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knob Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Prairie Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Minson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Minson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minson Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Clampet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clampet Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clampet Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Abner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Abner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Rightnower Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightnower Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Curlee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Curlee Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curlee Cemetery
- Tamaroa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Youngblood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Cemetery
- Bear Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stephens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scheller
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Waltonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Emerson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Dareville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Du Bois
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Sesser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nason
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Radom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tamaroa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marcoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Roaches
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Bonnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sunfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfield is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfield
- Valier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Saint Johns
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Rend City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rend City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Richview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Posen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
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 Stephens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stephens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Stephens Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Tamaroa
- Waltonville
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 either 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Stephens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419111 (Stephens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419111 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waltonville
- Location given for Stephens Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1972723 Lon: -89.0947963
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stephens 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |