A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery:
38.3198, -87.9523
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Wabash County<2>.
The county seat for Wabash County is located in Mount Carmel. Mount Carmel lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Wheeler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freidens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Freidens Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidens Cemetery
- Frieden's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #196957 <5>
- James Hean Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gravet Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravet Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Keens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Keensburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105183 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- McClane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McClane Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClane Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery
- The Le Gier - Lovellette Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rochester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106557 <5>
- Brewer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brewer Hill Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Hill Cemetery
- Tanquary Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanquary Family Cemetery
- The Tanquary Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tanquary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108494 <5>
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 Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keensburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvin is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Griffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Griffin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Bone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barrett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Ellery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Carmel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Phillipstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- New Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Gate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Mounts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Owensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Cynthiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
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 Wheeler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wabash County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Crossville
- Grayville
- Mount Carmel
- New Harmony
- Owensville
- Poseyville
- West Salem
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 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wabash 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2045801 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2045801 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: Wabash
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grayville
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3197696 Lon: -87.9522542
- 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 Wabash, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheeler 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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