A visit to the Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolf Creek Cemetery:
39.2303, -88.6759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Wolf Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolf Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Agney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stewardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726948 <5>
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Graybill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hubbartt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hubbartt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbartt Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rincker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rincker Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincker Cemetery
- Rockford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gallagher Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beecher City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beecher City Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City Cemetery
- The Beecher City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beecher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170083 <5>
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tipsword Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Tipsword Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipsword Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolf Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shumway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stewardson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mode
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Fancher
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Beecher City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Moccasin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Green Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Strasburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Funkhouser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Sigel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Effingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Altamont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Teutopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Shelbyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Neoga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sexson Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Heartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
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 Wolf Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wolf Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Cowden
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wolf Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Shelbyville
- Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421383 (Wolf Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421383 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shumway
- Location given for Wolf Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2303193 Lon: -88.6758903
- 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 Shelby, 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- Wolf Creek 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. |