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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 ...

The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Sonoma County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomfield Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bloomfield.
  • Bodega Calvary Cemetery
    • The Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodega Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bodega Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Bodega.
  • Canfield Cemetery
    • The Canfield Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Cemetery
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
  • Druids Occidental Cemetery
  • Duncans Mills Cemetery
    • The Duncans Mills Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Mills Cemetery
  • Faught Cemetery
    • The Faught Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faught Cemetery
  • Forestview Cemetery
    • The Forestview Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestview Cemetery
  • Fulton Cemetery
    • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • McPeak Cemetery
    • The McPeak Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPeak Cemetery
  • Moke Cemetery
    • The Moke Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moke Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hills Memorial Park
    • Redwood Memorial Gardens
    • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
    • Santa Rosa Memorial Park - Shiloh Road Addition
    • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • The Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • The Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery has also been known as:
      • IOOF Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640472 <2>
    • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
      • The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
      • The Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fulkerson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8312 <2>
    • Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery
    • Shomrei Torah Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Stanley Cemetery
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
    • Steele Family Cemetery
      • The Steele Family Cemetery is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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. The following communities are located in Sonoma County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilliam Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Gilliam Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Sonoma 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 #1989442  (Gilliam Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1989442 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: Sonoma
      • Est. Elev: 76 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Camp Meeker

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilliam Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.