Sanford Avenue Baptist Church

Sanford Avenue Baptist Church is a church in Alton Township, Madison, Illinois. Sanford Avenue Baptist Church is situated nearby to the village East Alton, as well as near the town Wood River.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alton Museum of History and Art and Alton National Cemetery.

Alton Museum of History and Art

Museum

The Alton Museum of History and Art, sometimes known as the Robert Wadlow Museum, in Alton, Illinois was founded in 1971 as a not for profit organization. Alton Museum of History and Art is situated 3,500 feet north of Sanford Avenue Baptist Church.

Alton National Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Alton National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Alton, in Madison County, Illinois. Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it encompasses only half an acre plot of land, and as of the end of 2005, had 522 interments. Alton National Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Sanford Avenue Baptist Church.

Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument

Memorial

Photo: Kazvorpal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument, also known as the Elijah Lovejoy Monument, Elijah Parrish Lovejoy Shaft, Lovejoy Monument, and Lovejoy State Memorial, is a memorial in Alton, Illinois, to Elijah P. Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument is situated 1 mile west of Sanford Avenue Baptist Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

Alton

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Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.

East Alton

Village

East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton is situated 2 miles southeast of Sanford Avenue Baptist Church.

Wood River

Town

Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.

Wood River is a city in Madison County, Illinois. The population was 10,464 as of the 2020 census. Wood River developed as a company town around a Standard Oil refinery built in 1907 and 1908 and was chartered as a city in 1923. Wood River is situated 3½ miles southeast of Sanford Avenue Baptist Church.

Sanford Avenue Baptist Church

Type: Church
Denomination: Baptist
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Alton Township, Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.89366° or 38° 53′ 37″ north

Longitude

-90.14678° or 90° 8′ 48″ west

Elevation

551 feet (168 metres)

Open location code

86CFVVV3+F7

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354258375

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=baptist

GeoNames ID

4249468

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