A visit to the Gaines Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gaines Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gaines Cemetery (FG ID #105776).
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 Gaines Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaines Cemetery:
40.4627, -89.3526
The Gaines Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.
The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Pekin. Pekin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Gaines Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gaines Cemetery.
Name Variations for Gaines Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Gaines Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gaines Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaines Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Schlipp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sparrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Griesemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mackinaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vawter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vawter Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter Cemetery
- The Vawter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vawhter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bergen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winzeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orendorff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Lilly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaines Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaines Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fravert ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tazewell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walnut
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Minier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopedale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sutter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mackinaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stanford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boynton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mayfair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <5>
- Delavan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Goodfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Gaines Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tazewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaines Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armington
- Danvers
- Deer Creek
- Delavan
- Hopedale
- Mackinaw
- Minier
- Morton
- Stanford
- Tremont
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Gaines Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Tazewell 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 Gaines Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105776
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408841 (Gaines Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408841 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: Tazewell
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Minier
- Location given for Gaines Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4625393 Lon: -89.3523145
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaines 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |