The St. Clair County Courthouse completed in 1861 |
Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, IllinoisA Memorial Tribute to Our Forebears |
St. Clair County Genealogical Society (SCCGS)Helping genealogists discover their Illinois roots since 1977. |
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Volunteers with photography, website coding, and image processing skills are needed. All Lot Card transcriptions are complete and online except the earliest burials for the 1850s-1870s. This project will be administered electronically via e-mail and webpage downloads whenever possible to keep expenses at a minimum to the Project and Volunteers. |
Please mail this Volunteer Agreement (.pdf) to SCCGS, P.O. Box 431, Belleville, IL 62222-0431, or e-mail it to the Project.
Print the assigned section and corresponding names shown on this website. Go to the cemetery, photograph each monument Picture tips. Write comments on the printout to explain any differences between the monument and the lot card transcription. Also write each photograph's image number on the printout. Return the notes and images to the Project. Users may link to this Website and copy information for private use, but may not upload or repost the data or images to other Websites without the expressed written permission of the St. Clair County (Illinois) Genealogical Society (address below). |
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Do I have to be a member of the St. Clair County Genealogical Society (SCCGS)?Back May I transcribe Lot Cards for my own ancestor(s) or family?Back How do I attach the file to e-mail it back to the Project?Back
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Is my family/ancestor in Walnut Hill Cemetery? What indexes are available?Back
Where are the original Lot Cards stored?Back Where are the Sexton's books stored? Back Where is Walnut Hill Cemetery located? Back When will other Subdivisions of the Cemetery be indexed? Back How many people are buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery? Back Why is there no headstone for someone buried on the Lot? Erecting new monuments. Back How do I join, thank, or donate to the SCCGS? Back Will obituaries or biographies of those buried at Walnut Hill be added to the Project data? Back How much Website space will the Project take? Back Is there a fee to view the headstones or Lot Card information?Back The St. Clair County (Ill.) Genealogical Society (SCCGS) has many helpful indexes, addresses, and transcriptions online. Church register transcriptions and its Research and Resources... Guide are just a few of the many publications offered by the Society.
SCCGS invites you to join in their efforts to preserve ancestral records for educational and historical purposes, promote genealogical publication of this information, promote the preservation and safeguarding of genealogical data, and encourage the study of family history and teach methods of genealogical research. See links below to learn more about SCCGS, its projects, goals, and accomplishments. Enjoy!
Information may be linked to but not copied. Authorized by SCCGS Board of Directors. Last updated 1 May 2012.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Anyone may participate in the Walnut Hill Cemetery Project after signing the Volunteer Agreement.
Membership in the SCCGS is not required, but participants are expected to interact in a professional, respectful manner during all phases of the project, especially while on the Cemetery grounds. See the SCCGS Home Page to thank, donate, or join the St. Clair County Genealogical Society.
All lot card transcriptions are complete and online, however, volunteers are needed who possess skills reading circa 1850s handwriting with poor spelling and letter formation.
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City Hall has the original, most up-to-date Lot Cards. Phone (618) 233-6810, or write this office at Walnut Hill Cemetery, c/o 101 South Illinois, Belleville, IL 62220. The Belleville Public Library has photocopies of the Lot Cards updated through January 2008. This Project is using Lot Cards updated through about 1992. Library Phone (618) 234-0441. Address - 121 East Washington St., Belleville, IL 62220.
City Hall has the original Sexton's books that still survive (Book 1 1850 through April 14, 1853 is no where to be found). Phone (618) 233-6810, or write the office at Walnut Hill Cemetery, c/o 101 South Illinois, Belleville, IL 62220. Fragile microfilm of the Sexton's books is housed at the Belleville Public Library. Phone (618) 234-0441. Address - 121 East Washington St., Belleville, IL 62220.
The cemetery is located at 1101 Mascoutah Avenue, Belleville, Illinois. The business office is located at City Hall. Phone (618) 233-6810, or write the office at Walnut Hill Cemetery, c/o 101 South Illinois, Belleville, IL 62220.
As each Subdivision is complete, a new Subdivision begins. The more volunteers that sign up, the quicker the task is accomplished.
As of February 2008, nearly 32,000 people were interred in the cemetery.
A headstone may have fallen over and is now covered with ground, one may never have been set on the Lot, or an old wooden cross has decayed. Contact City Hall first for requirements to erect a new monument, or replace an old one. Phone (618) 233-6810, or write the office at Walnut Hill Cemetery, c/o 101 South Illinois, Belleville, IL 62220.
The SCCGS began in 1977 and is tax exempt under 501(c)(3). Membership in 2007 was 443, about sixty of which are Life members. The Society address is P.O. Box 431, Belleville, IL 62222- - 0431.
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The primary goal at present is to complete the Lot Card transcriptions and headstone photographs. The Board will consider expanding the Project in the future.
The Walnut Hill Lot Card Transcription and Headstone Photograph Project will take approximately 10 gigabytes of web space when completed. The SCCGS pays an annual fee for this service.
No fee is charged, nor is membership in the SCCGS required to view the Walnut Hill Cemetery Lot Card Transcription and Headstone Photograph Project on the SCCGS Website. SCCGS is non-profit and welcomes donations to help us offset costs incurred with this and other projects. The SCCGS Board decided in March 2008 to keep the this Project freely available on its Website. The Walnut Hill Project originally described will remain free for public use even if funds and I.T. expertise enable SCCGS to create a Member's Only Section of the Website.
St. Clair County Genealogical Society
PO Box 431
Belleville, IL 62222-0431
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