A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sacred Heart Cemetery:
38.2326, -90.3868
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gamel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Festus.
- The Gamel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery
- Festsus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054266 <5>
- Old Town Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Herculaneum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Herculaneum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herculaneum.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146988 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Mahlers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mahlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahlers Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Monroe City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Monroe City Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sacred Heart Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crystal City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Herculaneum
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Festus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pevely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mitchie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Horine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Hematite
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Mapaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Chalfin Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Monroe City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Olympian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Madonnaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barnhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maeystown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valmeyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flucom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Kimmswick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Imperial
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knorpp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Fults
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Otto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sacred Heart Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
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 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725703 (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725703 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: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Festus
- Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2325546 Lon: -90.3867873
- 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 Missouri's 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 '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- Sacred Heart 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. |