A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
39.0378, -90.6751
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Hardin. Hardin lies just to the north northeast of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Barbara Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barbara Cemetery
- Stonebraker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stonebraker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebraker Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Winfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ingle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Plummer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Plummer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Cemetery
- Argent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Argent Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argent Cemetery
- Admire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- Minesinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Minesinger Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minesinger Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- McCullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McCullen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullen Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Overall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Overall Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Vance - Seaman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Vance - Seaman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance - Seaman Cemetery
- Hetzer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hetzer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetzer Cemetery
- Hartford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Batchtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cap au Gris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Foley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Argentville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Gilead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Brussels
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nutwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nutwood is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Old Monroe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Hardin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hardin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fountain N' Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Chain-of-Rocks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Fieldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Plain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Plain
- Elsberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spankey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spankey is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spankey
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Grafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Michael
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Otterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
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 Wilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1748338 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1748338 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Foley
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0378271 Lon: -90.6751227
- 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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wilson 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |