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:
38.2831, -88.2231
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Stewart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stewart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Barah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barah Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barah Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Winland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Winland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winland Cemetery
- Gash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gash Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gash Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gash Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Fairfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105795 <5>
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- West Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Antioch Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Gifford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gifford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shrewsbury Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville Cemetery
- Birk Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Birk Prairie Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk Prairie 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 Stewart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stewart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burnt Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barnhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bungay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Grayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carmi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Boyleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Phillipstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Browns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Mount Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bone Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Bennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stewart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Carmi
- Carmi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Stewart Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carmi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Grayville
- Jeffersonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Stewart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #419125 (Stewart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419125 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Golden Gate
- Location given for Stewart Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.283103 Lon: -88.2230971
- 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 Wayne, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |