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A visit to the Gaines Family Cemetery ...

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 Gaines Family Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaines Family Cemetery

Lat:   37.9025°   (37° 54' 9")

Lon:   -88.3942°   (-88° 23' 39")

The Gaines Family Cemetery is located in Saline County<2>.

The county seat for Saline County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Gaines Family Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gaines Family Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaines Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shane Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
  • Wolfe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Keasler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keasler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keasler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Keasler Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Lantham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lantham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lantham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lantham Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Douglass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
    • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • The Douglass Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Douglas Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966139 <5>
  • Poplar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
  • Shaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Gholson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gholson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Adkin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adkin Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
  • Walter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walter Cemetery is located in White County
  • Cook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cook Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Big Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Oak Grove Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Palestine #2 Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine #2 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palestine #2 Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Dodd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodd Cemetery
      • The Dodd Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • The Dodd Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dodd Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105420 <5>
    • Palestine #1 Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine #1 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palestine #1 Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in White County
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 White County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaines Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaines Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Texas City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City
    • Texas City is located in Saline County
  • Broughton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broughton <6>
  • Saline City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
    • Saline City is located in Saline County
  • Omaha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
    • Eldorado is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <6>
  • Elba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elba. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Gallatin County
  • Norris City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris City
    • Norris City is located in White County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris City <6>
  • Roland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Roland is located in White County
  • Red Bud ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
    • Red Bud is located in Saline County
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <6>
  • Raleigh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raleigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Raleigh is located in Saline County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <6>
  • Wasson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
    • Wasson is located in Saline County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Walpole
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
      • Walpole is located in Hamilton County
    • Cottage Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
      • Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
    • Ridgway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stokes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
      • Stokes is located in White County
    • Long Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Long Branch is located in Saline County
    • Muddy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Equality
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Galatia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
      • Galatia is located in Saline County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galatia <6>
    • Lawler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Gallatin County
    • Inman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
      • Inman is located in Gallatin County
    • Herald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herald. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
      • Herald is located in White County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herald <6>
    • Cornerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Saline County
    • Harrisburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaskins City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaskins City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
      • Gaskins City is located in Saline County

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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saline County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaines Family 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 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 Gaines Family Cemetery:

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 Family Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #408838  (Gaines Family Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #408838 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: Broughton
    • County: Saline         Elev: 121
    • Location given for GNIS #408838 (Gaines Family Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including Saline, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gaines Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9025, Longitude: -88.3942       In this case, the coordinates for the Gaines Family Cemetery 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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