A visit to the Wolf Prairie 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 Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wolf Prairie Cemetery:
38.2717, -88.9576
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wolf Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wolf Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies just to the northeast of the Wolf Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wolf Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wolf Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wolf Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rightnower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightnower Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hickory Hill Cemetery
- The South Hickory Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- South Hickory Hill Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108327 <5>
- West Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Salem Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem Cemetery
- Slade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Cub Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cub Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Prairie Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Knob Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knob Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Prairie Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Abner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Abner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
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 Wolf Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wolf Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marcoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dareville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Bonnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waltonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nason
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Roaches
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Ina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scheller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
- Opdyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Emerson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
- Dix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whittington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Rive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Texico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Radom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sesser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Markham City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Ashley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wolf Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Ina
- Ina lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Wolf Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Mount Vernon
- Sesser
- Sesser lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Wolf Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sesser.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
- Waltonville
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 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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421393 (Wolf Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421393 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Wolf Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2717164 Lon: -88.9575673
- 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 Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Prairie 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. |