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:
39.5400, -90.4268
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies just to the north northwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Glasgow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glasgow Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Jewitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jewitt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewitt Cemetery
- Bower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bower Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Williams - Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Williams - Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wishon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wishon Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Wilson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Farm Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Farm Cemetery
- Adams Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Adams Family Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Family Cemetery
- Rawlins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rawlins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins Cemetery
- Pinetree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinetree Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetree Cemetery
- Johnson Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Burial Ground is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Burial Ground
- St. Mark's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Cowhick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cowhick Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowhick Cemetery
- Claywell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Claywell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claywell Cemetery
- Frame Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Frame Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Cemetery
- Wilmington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilmington Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fernwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood Cemetery
- Tunnison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tunnison Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnison Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Old Manchester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Alsey
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glasgow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Roodhouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Patterson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hillview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murrayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Belltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belltown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lynnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walkerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Walkerville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Exeter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Exeter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Woodson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wrights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxville
- Bee Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek
- Detroit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Detroit is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Morgan City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Bluffs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Chapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Time
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Time is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Time
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffs
- Chapin
- Manchester
- Milton
- Roodhouse
- White Hall
- Winchester
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 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 Scott 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 #1747706 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1747706 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alsey
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5400473 Lon: -90.4267902
- 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 Scott, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |