A visit to the Wanda 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 Wanda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wanda Cemetery:
38.8209, -90.0576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wanda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wanda Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the east of the Wanda Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wanda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wanda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Springley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Hills Memorial Estates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grover - Gifford Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pruett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Virgin Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Virgin Mary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin Mary Cemetery
- Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Wolf Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wolf Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Family Cemetery
- Lusk Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lusk Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107845 <5>
- Eberhart Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968588 <5>
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 Wanda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wanda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Roxana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Roxana
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poag
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Wood River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Rosewood Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- East Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Glen Carbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pontoon Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethalto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nameoki
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Moro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spanish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Glasgow Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Maryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Riverview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,821 people
- Granite City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine Neighbors
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,297 people
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fruit is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belmont Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Wanda Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wanda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Edwardsville
- Granite City
- Madison
- Wood River
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 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 Wanda 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 Wanda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420507 (Wanda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420507 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: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wood River
- Location given for Wanda Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8208813 Lon: -90.0576054
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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 '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- Wanda 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> | 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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