This cemetery, located just northeast of Millstadt, IL off of Hwy 158, began in 1823 and was the cemetery for the Union Hill Methodist Church. The church has since been destroyed by fire and the cemetery is not under the care and maintenance of the town of Millstadt and is in need of some TLC.

This cemetery boast to have some of the first settlers of Millstadt and the ancestors of the famous billionaire Howard Hughes.

Genealogy of this cemetery is being done of its members in order to bring awareness to local residents of it's importance to the history and heritage to the town in which this cemetery is located.

Many headstones are in German and so you will find these common German words on them:
Geb or Geboren = Born
Gest or Gestorben= Died
Hier Ruht = Here Rest
Hier Ruht in Frieden = Here Rest in Peace