A visit to the Galva 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 Galva Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Galva Cemetery (FG ID #105781).
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 Galva Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galva Cemetery:
41.1467, -90.0409
The Galva Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Galva Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galva Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Galva Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galva Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fraker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fraker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraker Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- LaFayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The LaFayette Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette Cemetery
- Bishop Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Hill Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hill Cemetery
- Larson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Larson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClenahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McClenahan Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClenahan Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altona Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Altona Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona Cemetery
- Victoria Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saxon Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cavanagh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cavanagh Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanagh Cemetery
- Wethersfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Piatt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Piatt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piatt Cemetery
- Red Oak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Garret Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Garret Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garret Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- South Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Kewanee Public Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Galva Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galva Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Galva
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- La Fayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Altona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Victoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kewanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Jersey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cambridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wataga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Modena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodhull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dahinda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Williamsfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Neponset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Castleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Annawan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Atkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Osco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rio
(18 miles [29 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 Galva Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galva Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altona
- Annawan
- Atkinson
- Cambridge
- Galva
- Kewanee
- Neponset
- Oneida
- Toulon
- Wataga
- Williamsfield
- Woodhull
- Wyoming
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 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 Galva Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Galva Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #105781
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408865 (Galva Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408865 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galva
- Location given for Galva Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1472592 Lon: -90.0412248
- 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 Knox, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Galva 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. |