A visit to the Virgin Mary 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 Virgin Mary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Virgin Mary Cemetery:
38.7589, -90.0070
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Virgin Mary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the northeast of the Virgin Mary Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Virgin Mary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Virgin Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Pauls UCC Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
- Glen Carbon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Glen Carbon Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Peters Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Krome Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Krome Family Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krome Family Cemetery
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Road Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Road Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Family Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Family Cemetery
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- Valley View Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Family Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Family Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairland Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
- Cook Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cook Family Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Family Cemetery
- Frickenstein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Frickenstein Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frickenstein Cemetery
- Lusk Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lusk Family Cemetery is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Virgin Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Virgin Mary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glen Carbon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pontoon Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Poag
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Poag is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Edwardsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brooks is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- South Roxana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Roxana is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Nameoki
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nameoki is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Troy is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hartford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granite City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wood River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Washington Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
- Bunkum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
- Rosewood Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rosewood Heights is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Fruit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fruit is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Venice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hills is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- East Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Alton is also located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Glasgow Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Bethalto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Virgin Mary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Virgin Mary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Edwardsville
- Granite City
- Madison
- Wood River
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 websites either 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 Virgin Mary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Virgin Mary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417264 (Virgin Mary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417264 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wood River
- Location given for Virgin Mary Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7589371 Lon: -90.0070478
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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 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 '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- Virgin Mary 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. |