A visit to the Gilliam Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Gilliam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilliam Cemetery:
35.1620, -94.3038
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Sebastian County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilliam Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stroud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Excelsior Baptist Church Cemetery
- Excelsior Cemetery
- Clarkeen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clarkeen Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkeen Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Midland.
- Lovelace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lovelace Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Dake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dake Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dake Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zineche Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zineche Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zineche Cemetery
- Doubleday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Doubleday Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleday Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jenny Lind Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jenny Lind Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Huntington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huntington Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Midland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Huntington
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Hackett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jenny Lind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Mansfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Bonanza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Rock Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Barling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pocola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Bloomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Braden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lavaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arkoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ursula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Wright Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Gilliam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sebastian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilliam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Fort Smith
- Greenwood
- Hackett
- Hartford
- Huntington
- Lavaca
- Mansfield
- Midland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Gilliam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Sebastian County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Gilliam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56712 (Gilliam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56712 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Sebastian
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenwood
- Location given for Gilliam Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1620393 Lon: -94.3038236
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sebastian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilliam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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