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A visit to the Gillems Graveyard ...

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 Gillems Graveyard ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gillems Graveyard:

41.8240, -121.5572

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gillems Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Gillems Graveyard is located in Siskiyou County<2>.

The county seat for Siskiyou County is located in Yreka. Yreka lies 55 miles [88.5 km]<3> to the west of the Gillems Graveyard .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gillems Graveyard.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Gillems Graveyard.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gillems Graveyard, with the nearest first.

  • Merrill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
    • The Merrill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Tulalake Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2234697 <5>
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Merrill IOOF Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    • The Merrill IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39131 <5>
  • Malin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Malin Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin Cemetery
  • Mt. Laki Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Laki Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Laki Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
  • Bedfield Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • The Bedfield Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedfield Cemetery
  • Worden Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Worden Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden Cemetery
  • Picard Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Picard Cemetery is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picard Cemetery
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Haynesville Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Haynesville Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville Cemetery
    • The Haynesville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lorella Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Bonanza Memorial Park Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Bonanza Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Memorial Park Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bonanza Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bonanza (OR).
      • The Bonanza Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bonanza Memorial Park
      • Lost River Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38593 <5>
    • Klamath Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Klamath Memorial Park is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Memorial Park
    • Keno Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Keno Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno Cemetery
    • Linkville Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Linkville Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Linkville Cemetery is located in Klamath Falls (OR).
      • The Linkville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Linkville Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39046 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gillems Graveyard.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gillems Graveyard, with the nearest first:

  • Stronghold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
  • Tulelake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • White Lake City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • White Lake City is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
  • Merrill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Merrill is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <6>
  • Malin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Malin is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <6>
  • Tionesta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Dorris
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Worden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worden is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
  • Somerset
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Macdoel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hebron
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
  • Tennant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pine Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Midland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Altamont is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
    • Haynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Haynesville is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
    • Bonanza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bonanza is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonanza <6>
    • Dairy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Plevna ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plevna is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Keno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Gillems Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Siskiyou County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gillems Graveyard.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Dorris
    • Dorris lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gillems Graveyard.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dorris.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • Malin
    • Malin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Gillems Graveyard.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
  • Merrill
  • Tulelake

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Gillems Graveyard:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Siskiyou 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 Gillems Graveyard:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1657773  (Gillems Graveyard)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1657773 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: Siskiyou
      • Est. Elev: 1244 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Captain Jacks Stronghold
      • Location given for Gillems Graveyard:
      • Lat: 41.8240449     Lon: -121.5572161
      • 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 California's counties, including Siskiyou, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gillems Graveyard) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.