A visit to the Weitzel 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 Weitzel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Weitzel Cemetery:
38.0128, -89.5259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Weitzel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Weitzel Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Weitzel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Weitzel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Weitzel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Weitzel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Cutler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cutler Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cutler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Cutler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #989970 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tangen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangen Cemetery
- The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tangen - Tow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <5>
- Cotton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Galum Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Galum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Galum Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galum Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Galum Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104991 <5>
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108077 <5>
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Underwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Joubert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Joubert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Steeleville City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Kross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kross Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Mueller Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mueller Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Weitzel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Weitzel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Denmark
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cutler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Willisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Percy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Steeleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Pinckneyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winkle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkle
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Welge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Leanderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Degognia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coulterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vergennes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 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 Weitzel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Weitzel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Weitzel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Coulterville
- Du Quoin
- Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Sparta
- Steeleville
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 Weitzel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Weitzel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420717 (Weitzel Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420717 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Percy
- Location given for Weitzel Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 38.0128292 Lon: -89.5259277
- 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 Perry, 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- Weitzel 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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