A visit to the Walnut Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Walnut Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Walnut Hill Cemetery (FG ID #108738).
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 Walnut Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Hill Cemetery:
38.5029, -89.9721
The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies just to the north northwest of the Walnut Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- Green Mount Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The B'nai Israel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Israel Cemetery
- Rider Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rider Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rider Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Badgley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Badgley Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badgley Cemetery
- Old St. Clair County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- St. Johns Orphanage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Messenger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Messenger Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stein - Nagel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stein - Nagel Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stein - Nagel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilderman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilderman Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderman Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Engelmann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Engelmann Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelmann Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- High Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The High Prairie Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Prairie Cemetery
- Reinheimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reinheimer Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinheimer Cemetery
- Knobeloch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Knobeloch Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobeloch Cemetery
- Shiloh Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Willoughby Cemetery is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belleville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swansea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Swansea is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <5>
- Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <5>
- Gartside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Fallon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Fairview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Millstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- French Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Imbs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Caseyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lementon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bunkum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mascoutah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alorton is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alorton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alorton <5>
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,844 people
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
- Washington Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sauget
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sauget is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <5>
- Falling Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Fairmont City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont City is also located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- East Saint Louis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cahokia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dupo
(12 miles [19.3 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Walnut Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Cahokia
- Collinsville
- Dupo
- Dupo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dupo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- East Saint Louis
- Fairview Heights
- Freeburg
- Lebanon
- Mascoutah
- Millstadt
- O'Fallon
- Swansea
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Walnut Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108738
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426566 (Walnut Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426566 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: O'Fallon
- Location given for Walnut Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5022727 Lon: -89.9723266
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Saint Clair, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Hill 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. |