Old State Burial Ground
Old State Burial Ground is a cemetery in Vandalia Township, Fayette, Illinois. Old State Burial Ground is situated nearby to the museum Vandalia State House State Historic Site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vandalia State House State Historic Site and Little Brick House.
Vandalia State House State Historic Site
Museum
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The Vandalia State House, built in 1836, is the fourth capitol building of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also the oldest capitol building in Illinois to survive, as the first, second, and third capitol buildings have all disappeared. Vandalia State House State Historic Site is situated 1,400 feet north of Old State Burial Ground.
Little Brick House
House
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Little Brick House is a restored 1860s middle-class home in Vandalia, Illinois, located in Fayette County. The home is the only house in Vandalia to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been listed as such since 1973. Little Brick House is situated 3,400 feet northwest of Old State Burial Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vandalia and Shobonier.
Vandalia
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Vandalia is a city in Central Illinois. The town where Abraham Lincoln began his political career, Vandalia was the state capital of Illinois from 1820 to 1839.
Shobonier
Village
Shobonier is an unincorporated community, located on U.S. Route 51, about 10 miles south of Vandalia in Fayette County, Illinois. The population for the Shobonier ZIP code area, including rural areas surrounding the community, was 839 at the 2010 census. Shobonier is situated 6 miles south of Old State Burial Ground.
Old State Burial Ground
- Type: Cemetery
- Also known as: “Old State Cemetery” and “Old Vandalia Cemetery”
- Category: burial
- Location: Vandalia Township, Fayette, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.95746° or 38° 57′ 27″ northLongitude
-89.09266° or 89° 5′ 34″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
86CGXW44+XWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1217178705OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
6354857
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