A visit to the Stewart Cemetery ...
The location of the Stewart Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
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 Stewart Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stewart Cemetery
Lat: 38.2831° (38° 16' 59")
Lon: -88.2231° (-88° 13' 23")
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 .
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 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 Stewart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Prairie
- Burnt Prairie is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnt Prairie <4>
- Golden Gate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <4>
- Ellery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellery
- Ellery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellery <4>
- Mill Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Shoals
- Mill Shoals is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Shoals <4>
- Barnhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Barnhill is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnhill <4>
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
- Bungay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bungay
- Bungay is located in Hamilton County
- Calvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Calvin is located in White County
- Grayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Grayville is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <4>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Top have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Enfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Enfield is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <4>
- Carmi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmi
- Carmi is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmi <4>
- Boyleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyleston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Phillipstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Browns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Browns is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns <4>
- Geff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geff
- Geff is located in Wayne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geff <4>
- Jeffersonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Bennington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Sims
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <4>
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
- Crossville
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Grayville
- Jeffersonville
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.<5>
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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpson Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cravens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cravens Cemetery
- Barah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barah Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barah Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Winland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Winland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winland Cemetery
- Gash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gash Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- The Gash Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gash Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Fairfield.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gash Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105795 <6>
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
- West Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Antioch Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
- Scottsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Day Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atteberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atteberry Cemetery
- Gifford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gifford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gifford Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Salem Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Shrewsbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shrewsbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shrewsbury Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shrewsbury Cemetery
- Centerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Centerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Centerville Cemetery is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centerville Cemetery
- Birk Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Birk Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Birk Prairie Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Birk Prairie Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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: GNIS record #419125 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: Golden Gate
- County: Wayne Elev: 149
- Location given for GNIS #419125 (Stewart Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 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 obstructions 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 Stewart Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2831, Longitude: -88.2231 In this case, the coordinates for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<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. |