A visit to the Galloway 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 Galloway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galloway Cemetery:
41.3106, -88.7181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Galloway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Galloway Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies just to the west northwest of the Galloway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galloway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Galloway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galloway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Old Brumbach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brumbach Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Trumbo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maxton & Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Manlius Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- The St. Columba Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Columba's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107856 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Summit View Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit View Cemetery
- Grand Ridge Mutual & Poundstone Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grand Rapids Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids Cemetery
- Grand Rapids Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Debolt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Ave. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ottawa Ave. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107379 <5>
- Brumbach Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galloway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marseilles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <6>
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- Grand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Stavanger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Naplate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- Wedron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Kernan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kernan is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernan
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kinsman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wauponsee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wauponsee is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauponsee
- Nettle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Creek
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Serena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kangley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kangley is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kangley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Vermilionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vermilionville is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilionville
- Streator
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Missal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Missal is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missal
- Highland Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Town
- Leonore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackstone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Budd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Budd is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
- Morris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Prairie Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- North Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Galloway Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galloway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marseilles
- Morris
- Ottawa
- Ransom
- Seneca
- Sheridan
- Streator
- Utica
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 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 Galloway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Galloway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408856 (Galloway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408856 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marseilles
- Location given for Galloway Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3105892 Lon: -88.7181294
- 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 La Salle, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Galloway 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |