A visit to the Stewart 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 Stewart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stewart Cemetery:
39.9328, -89.5826
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stewart Cemetery is located in Sangamon County<2>.
The county seat for Sangamon County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Stewart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stewart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Stewart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stewart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Kern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kern Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern Cemetery
- Brittin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brittin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittin Cemetery
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek Cemetery
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
- Bice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bice Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bice Cemetery
- Canterbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Canterbury Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Strode Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Strode Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strode Cemetery
- Bissell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bissell Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bissell Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Springfield.
- The Bissell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Churchill Cemetery
- German Prairie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104767 <5>
- Ladysmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ladysmith Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith Cemetery
- Joel Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Joel Hall Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel Hall Cemetery
- The Joel Hall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Airland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106005 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Roselawn Memorial Park is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
- Camp Butler National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mallory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Buffalo Hart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Hart Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart Cemetery
- Cass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Indian Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Point Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Point Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1178248 <5>
- Old West Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old West Cemetery is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old West Cemetery
- The Old West Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abner Hall Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
- West Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108804 <5>
- McKinnie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinnie Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnie Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104996 <5>
- Lincoln Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Tomb is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Tomb
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107259 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Constant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Constant Cemetery is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constant Cemetery
- Elkhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Cemetery
- Latham Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Stewart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stewart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cantrall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spaulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Riverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Buffalo Hart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Dawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Croft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Croft is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elkhart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cornland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salisbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Leland Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Hawthorne Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
- Middletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Broadwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broadwell is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
- Southern View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Southern View is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Stewart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sangamon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stewart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Middletown
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Springfield
- Williamsville
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 Stewart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Sangamon 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 Stewart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419126 (Stewart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419126 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: Sangamon
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamsville
- Location given for Stewart Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9328273 Lon: -89.5826015
- 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 Sangamon, 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- Stewart 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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