A visit to the Wedekind 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 Wedekind Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wedekind Cemetery:
38.2920, -89.8693
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wedekind Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wedekind Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Belleville. Belleville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wedekind Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wedekind Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wedekind Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wedekind Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Schneider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Schneider Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneider Cemetery
- St. Agatha Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Agatha Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agatha Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Ahlheim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ahlheim Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahlheim Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- New Athens City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tammora Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tammora Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammora Cemetery
- Koch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Irwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Irwin Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- St. Peters Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Meng Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Meng Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meng Cemetery
- Darmstatter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Darmstatter Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstatter Cemetery
- Leilich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Leilich Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leilich Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Leinecke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Leinecke Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leinecke Cemetery
- Cobb Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cobb Thompson Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Thompson Cemetery
- Belsha Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Belsha Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsha Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Suemmicht Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Suemmicht Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suemmicht Cemetery
- Geier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Geier Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geier Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm 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 Wedekind Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wedekind Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lenzburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Athens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Lementon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Marissa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hecker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Red Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Freeburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Libory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Clarmin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarmin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarmin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smithton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caspars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caspars is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspars
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ruma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Stone Church
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stone Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church
- Burksville Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Evansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walsh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Sparta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Venedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venedy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Mascoutah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
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 Wedekind 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 Wedekind Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evansville
- Freeburg
- Marissa
- Mascoutah
- Red Bud
- Sparta
- Walsh
- Waterloo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Wedekind 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 Wedekind Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #426241 (Wedekind Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #426241 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: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Athens East
- Location given for Wedekind Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2919937 Lon: -89.8692691
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wedekind 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. |