A visit to the Galum Presbyterian 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 Galum Presbyterian Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Galum Presbyterian Cemetery (FG ID #2132288).
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 Galum Presbyterian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery:
38.0396, -89.4269
The Galum Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Pinckneyville. Pinckneyville lies just to the northeast of the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bruno Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Bruno Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bruno Cemetery
- Mueller Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mueller Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mueller Hill Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Greenbrier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greenbrier Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- Galum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Galum Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galum Cemetery
- Galum Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Weitzel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weitzel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitzel Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holts Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pick Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Tangen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Joubert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Joubert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert Cemetery
- Cudgetown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cudgetown Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudgetown Cemetery
- Cutler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Creek Paum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Creek Paum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Paum Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Campbell Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galum Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pyatts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Conant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cutler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Willisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vergennes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Du Quoin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Percy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steeleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tamaroa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coulterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallidayboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Posen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Posen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
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 Galum Presbyterian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Coulterville
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Percy
- Percy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Percy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percy
- Pinckneyville
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Galum Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Steeleville
- Tamaroa
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 professional and volunteer 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 Galum Presbyterian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Galum Presbyterian Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2132288
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2042774 (Galum Presbyerian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2042774 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinckneyville
- Location given for Galum Presbyerian Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0397733 Lon: -89.4267568
- 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 Perry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Galum Presbyterian 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. |