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Re: Mellville cemetery??

Posted: 4 Feb 2006 2:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Dolores

The cemetery that started with a "V" is the Vaughn Cemetery which is located on Vaughn Hill in Wood River just south of the Vaughn Hill Church of Christ. The Mehlville Cemetery is located out in Godfrey in the area which was referred to in the old days as Mehlville and is associated with the church next to it (if it's still active). They are no way one and the same. Before you uncle dies you better make sure which cemetery is the one you need. I don't recall any recent (within the past 20 to 30 years) burials being at Vaughn Cemetery, but do believe that Mehlville has had some. As far as I know neither cemetery has been touched for any type of road construction. There was a possibility of Vaughn Cemetery being affected for the I-255 extension from IL 143 up to IL 140 but IDOT decided to go west of the highway rather than to the east. Vaughn Cemetery is under state law protection because of its historical past and the burial of a Revoluntionary War veteran there.


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SubjectAuthorDate Posted
DoloresColema... 16 Mar 2004 9:50PM GMT 
curly_locks00 17 Mar 2004 3:54PM GMT 
dageer 17 Mar 2004 9:16PM GMT 
DoAnd-C 4 Feb 2006 8:16PM GMT 
dageer 4 Feb 2006 9:33PM GMT 
Allen 5 Feb 2006 3:45PM GMT 
dageer 5 Feb 2006 5:23PM GMT 
Allen 5 Feb 2006 3:47PM GMT 
dageer 5 Feb 2006 5:26PM GMT 
Allen Austin 8 Sep 2007 11:35PM GMT 
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