A visit to the Winchester 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 Winchester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winchester Cemetery:
37.6923, -89.2470
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winchester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winchester Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Winchester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Winchester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Winchester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winchester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hills Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hiller - Crab Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lipe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stearns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns Cemetery
- Boskydell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Boskydell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Etherton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Etherton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherton Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Cemetery
- Snider Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snider Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Hill Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Bostick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bostick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick Cemetery
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dutch Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Ridge Cemetery
- Lirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lirley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lirley Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Makanda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Makanda Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makanda Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- South County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Winchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winchester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carbondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Makanda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murphysboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alto Pass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Water Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Crainville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Hurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Bush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Energy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Gorham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Tower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vergennes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Elkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Winchester 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 Winchester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Elkville
- Grand Tower
- Herrin
- Murphysboro
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 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 Winchester 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 Winchester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985923 (Winchester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985923 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: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbondale
- Location given for Winchester Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6922726 Lon: -89.2470291
- 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- Winchester 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. |