Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Gold Star Mothers Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 3, 2022

1. Gold Star Mothers Memorial

Inscription. In Memoriam to Gold Star Mothers

WWI • WWII • Korea • Vietnam • All Wars & Conflicts

Dedicated Memorial Day 1987 by those who care

Erected 1987 by Caledonia Cemetery, Sparta, Illinois.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • Women.

Location. 38° 7.533′ N, 89° 40.797′ W. Memorial is in Sparta, Illinois, in Randolph County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Mound Street and Michael Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 8751 Michael Rd, Sparta IL 62286, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: MIA and POW Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Amateur Trapshooting Association (approx. half a mile away); We Dedicate this Memorial to the Courage and Valor of the Members of our Community (approx. 1.2 miles away); Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Union Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); This Memorial is Dedicated in Honor and Memory (approx. 5.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

More about this memorial. The memorial stands in Caledonia Cemetery.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, September 3, 2022

2. Gold Star Mothers Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 215 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2022, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.