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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   41.8240°   (41° 49' 26")

Lon:   -121.5572°   (-121° 33' 25")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Cemetery
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    • The Merrill IOOF Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Malin Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Mt. Laki Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Laki Cemetery
    • The Mt. Laki Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Siskiyou County
  • Bedfield Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bedfield Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Worden Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Worden Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Picard Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Picard Cemetery is located in Siskiyou County
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Haynesville Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynesville Cemetery
    • The Haynesville Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • The Haynesville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lorella Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Bonanza Memorial Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonanza Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonanza Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bonanza Memorial Park is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Klamath Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klamath Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klamath Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Klamath Memorial Park is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Keno Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keno Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keno Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Linkville Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linkville Cemetery
      • The Linkville Cemetery is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • 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 19 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronghold
    • Stronghold is located in Modoc County
  • Tulelake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • White Lake City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
    • White Lake City is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Merrill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
    • Merrill is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malin
    • Malin is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malin <6>
  • Tionesta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tionesta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
    • Tionesta is located in Modoc County
  • Dorris
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Worden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
    • Worden is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Somerset
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Somerset. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
  • Macdoel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hebron
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
    • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
  • Tennant
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
    • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pine Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Midland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Altamont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Haynesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
      • Haynesville is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Bonanza
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • 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)
    • 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #1657773 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Captain Jacks Stronghold
    • County: Siskiyou         Elev: 1244
    • Location given for GNIS #1657773 (Gillems Graveyard)

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gillems Graveyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8240, Longitude: -121.5572       In this case, the coordinates for the Gillems Graveyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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