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Washington County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Washington County

NameWashington County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatNashville (Nashville Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 38.3500502 38° 21' 00.2" N
Longitude -89.4334196 89° 26' 00.3" W
Population14,965
Elevation157 m
Surrounding CountiesClinton N
Marion NE
Jefferson E
Perry S
Randolph SW
Saint Clair NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID1785150
Histopolis Place ID464361592
Updated Sep 3, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Washington County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Cemeteries in or near Washington County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6769&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (26 Jan 2008)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/washington/washcems.htm (9 Jan 2010)

The Political Graveyard: Washington County, Ill. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/WA.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Washington County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_County,_Illinois (16 Jul 2010)

Washington County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Washington County, Illinois IL, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6769 (12 Nov 2008)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=784 (11 Sep 2009)

Washington County, Illinois Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Washington County, Illinois
http://www.interment.net/us/il/washington.htm (16 May 2010)

Illinois Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [Illinois Gravestone Photos]
Research your Illinois ancestors and family history by searching our online database of Illinois gravestone photos. Locate Illinois gravestone images of your descendants and discover your Illinois roots.
http://illinoisgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=95 (13 Apr 2011)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Washington County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Washington County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Washington/ (19 Feb 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Washington County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Washington County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Washington/cem/ (28 Aug 2009)
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Surveys in Washington County

1 Survey, 5 Ranges, 18 Townships

The Third Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Washington County. You can navigate to any of the 18 survey townships that overlap Washington County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Washington County

16 Townships
AshleyBeaucoupBoloCovington
Du BoisHoyletonIrvingtonJohannisburg
Lively GroveNashvilleOakdaleOkawville
Pilot KnobPlum HillRichviewVenedy

Cities of Washington County

4 Cities, 10 Villages, 21 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Addieville (village)AldaAshley (city)Baldwin Heights
BeaucoupBiddlebornCasparsCentralia (city)
ClarminCordesCovingtonDu Bois (village)
DuBois CenterElktonFrogtownHoyleton (village)
HuegelyIrvington (village)JohannisburgKempside
Lively GroveMcKinleyNashville (city)New Minden (village)
NoltingsOakdale (village)Okawville (village)Plum Hill
PosenPyramidRadom (village)Richview (village)
Stone ChurchVenedy (village)Wamac (city)

Cemeteries of Washington County

56 Cemeteries, 10 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AddievilleBeaucoupBethelBrick
Chapel HillConcord BaptistCordes EvangelicalEbenezer
ElkhornGrand PointGreenwoodHarres
HarrymansHusemannIndependent Order of OddfellowsIndepent Order of Odd fellows
IrvingtonKennedyKinyonLiberty
LivelyLocust CreekLoganMaxwell
MillerNeunlistNorth PrairieOak Dale
Oak GroveOkawvilleOld CountyOlive Branch Lutheran
Pilot KnobPleasant GroveSaint Anns CatholicSaint Charles
Saint DamianSaint JohnsSaint Johns Evangelical (Johannisburg Township)Saint Johns Evangelical (Plum Hill Township)
Saint LukesSaint MichaelsSaint PaulSaint Peters
SalemSt. Anns Catholic (*)St. Charles (*)St. Damian (*)
St. Johns (*)St. Johns Evangelical (* Johannisburg Township)St. Johns Evangelical (* Plum Hill Township)St. Lukes (*)
St. Michaels (*)St. Paul (*)St. Peters (*)Staude
ToensingToppingTrinityTrinity Evangelical
Verner FamilyZetscheZion (Covington Township)Zion (Hoyleton Township)
Zion (Hoyleton Township)Zion (Irvington Township)

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