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The location of the Vaughn Hill Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- 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 Vaughn Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vaughn Hill Cemetery

Lat:   38.8745°   (38° 52' 28")

Lon:   -90.0568°   (-90° 3' 24")

The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the southeast of the Vaughn Hill Cemetery .

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 Vaughn Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Madison County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Vaughn Hill Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vaughn Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vaughn Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wood River
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
      • Wood River is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <4>
    • Rosewood Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
      • Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
    • Roxana
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
      • Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
    • Bethalto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • East Alton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
      • East Alton is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
    • Hartford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • South Roxana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Moro
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
      • Moro is located in Madison County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <4>
    • Poag
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poag have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
      • Poag is located in Madison County
    • Brooks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Brooks is located in Madison County
    • Edwardsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Alton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Alton is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
      • Mitchell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Mitchell is located in Madison County
      • Dorsey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
        • Dorsey is located in Madison County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorsey <4>
      • Glen Carbon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
        • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <4>
      • Belmont Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
        • Belmont Village is located in Madison County
      • Altamont
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
        • Altamont is located in Madison County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <4>
      • West Alton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Alton
        • West Alton is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Alton <4>
      • Prairietown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairietown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
        • Prairietown is located in Madison County
      • Spanish Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
        • Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
      • Nameoki
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
        • Nameoki is located in Madison County
      • Pontoon Beach
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontoon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoon Beach
        • Pontoon Beach is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontoon Beach <4>
      • Fruit
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
        • Fruit is located in Madison County
      • Godfrey
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godfrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey
        • Godfrey is located in Madison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Godfrey <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 Vaughn Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vaughn Hill Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Vaughn Hill Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vaughn Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
    • Preuitt Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preuitt Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preuitt Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preuitt Family Cemetery
    • Pruett Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Bethalto.
      • The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
      • Rose Lawn Memory Gardens / Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968588 <6>
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Cemetery
    • Springley Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springley Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springley Family Cemetery
    • Bethalto UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • The Bethalto UMC Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • The Bethalto UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethalto City Cemetery
      • Bethalto Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethalto UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640641 <6>
    • Short Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Short Cemetery
    • East Alton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Alton Cemetery
    • Milton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Wanda Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wanda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wanda Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wanda Cemetery
    • Sanders Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Family Cemetery
    • Continue List   (17 more) ...
      • Alton State Hospital Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alton State Hospital Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton State Hospital Cemetery
      • Eberhart Family Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberhart Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Eberhart Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberhart Family Cemetery
      • Alton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alton Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alton.
        • The Alton Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Alton National Cemetery
        • Grandview Cemetery
        • Lovejoy Cemetery
        • Lovejoy Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640635 <6>
      • St. James Association Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Association Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. James Association Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Association Cemetery
      • Liberty Prairie Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Paddock - Flagg Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Paddock - Flagg Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • The Paddock - Flagg Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Paddock Cemetery
        • Paddock Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paddock - Flagg Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107388 <6>
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Upper Alton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107284 <6>
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107941 <6>
      • Espedeza Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espedeza Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Espedeza Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espedeza Cemetery
      • Valley View Gardens Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley View Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Valley View Gardens Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley View Gardens Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Lusk Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lusk Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lusk Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lusk Family Cemetery
      • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • St. Boniface Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Boniface Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Edwardsville.
        • The St. Boniface Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107845 <6>
      • St. John UCC Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cooper Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper 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 Vaughn Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #420240  (Vaughn Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #420240 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: Wood River
      • County: Madison         Elev: 162
      • Location given for GNIS #420240 (Vaughn Hill Cemetery)

    The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/

    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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Vaughn Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8745, Longitude: -90.0568       In this case, the coordinates for the Vaughn Hill 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.




 

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