A visit to the Gaston 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 Gaston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gaston Cemetery:
38.3978, -89.0590
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gaston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gaston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Gaston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gaston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gaston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gaston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piskey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Piskey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskey Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Catherine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Catherine Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Boyd Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Farm Cemetery
- Fouts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Oddfellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grand Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point Cemetery
- Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Cemetery
- Randolph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gaston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gaston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roaches
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Richview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Irvington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Dix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wamac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Texico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Radom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Hoyleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Waltonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cartter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Du Bois
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Du Bois is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Scheller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dareville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Hoffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Gaston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gaston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Central City
- Mount Vernon
- Waltonville
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 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 Gaston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Gaston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #408928 (Gaston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #408928 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Hill
- Location given for Gaston Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3978273 Lon: -89.0589581
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Gaston 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. |