Wolf Creek Cemetery – Saline County – United States

Wolf Creek Cemetery is located in Saline County, Illinois, west of Eldorado on the north side of the highway to Raleigh. It is also identified in historical records as Wolf Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, reflecting its association with the church at the site. ([occgs.com](https://occgs.com/projects/rescue/family_files/files/CARNAHAN%20Family.pdf?utm_source=openai)) Saline County describes it as the county’s second-largest cemetery, and county information identifies a cemetery treasurer, indicating ongoing administration. ([salinecounty.illinois.gov](https://salinecounty.illinois.gov/coroner/?utm_source=openai)) Published cemetery transcriptions document graves from the Carnahan family, including Mark R. Carnahan, who died in 1933, and other family members buried there from the 1930s and 1940s. ([occgs.com](https://occgs.com/projects/rescue/family_files/files/CARNAHAN%20Family.pdf?utm_source=openai)) A federal historical record also lists the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Noah Bishop at Wolf Creek Cemetery. ([govinfo.gov](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/SERIALSET-09337_00_00/pdf/SERIALSET-09337_00_00.pdf?utm_source=openai)) Genealogical research may be supplemented through Saline County’s clerk and recorder, which maintains historical vital-record resources. ([salinecounty.illinois.gov](https://salinecounty.illinois.gov/county-clerk-recorder/genealogy-information/?utm_source=openai))