A visit to the Twente 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 Twente Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Twente Cemetery:
37.1742, -89.3929
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Twente Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Twente Cemetery is located in Alexander County<2>.
The county seat for Alexander County is located in Cairo. Cairo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Twente Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Twente Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Twente Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Commerce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Commerce Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Hargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hargis Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargis Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- McCrite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCrite Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrite Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller 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 Twente Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Twente Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Olive Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Diswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Tamms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cache
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kelso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- East Cape Girardeau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Villa Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Mounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Elco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Girardeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Blodgett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Ullin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
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 Twente Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alexander County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Twente Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Commerce
- Mounds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Twente Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Alexander 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 Twente Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #419972 (Twente Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #419972 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: Alexander
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thebes
- Location given for Twente Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.174217 Lon: -89.3928613
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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 Alexander, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twente 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |