A visit to the Gallagher 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 Gallagher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gallagher Cemetery:
38.6142, -88.1670
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gallagher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gallagher Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Olney. Olney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Gallagher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gallagher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gallagher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gallagher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Decker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Decker Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moutray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moutray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moutray Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Noble Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Noble Prairie Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Noble Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Noble.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135552 <5>
- Village of Noble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Traverse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Traverse Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Liberty Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Lawn Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Lawn Cemetery
- Shiloh #2 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh #2 Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh #2 Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Blain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blain Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gallagher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gallagher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gallagher
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Wynoose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Marion
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bennington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Erie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Travis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- West Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Passport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Berryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Claremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Bone Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sailor Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gallagher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gallagher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Noble
- Noble lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Gallagher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noble.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Olney
- Olney lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Gallagher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Sailor Springs
- West Salem
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 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 Gallagher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Gallagher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408851 (Gallagher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408851 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Erie
- Location given for Gallagher Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6142153 Lon: -88.1669845
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Richland, 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- Gallagher 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> | 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. |
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