A visit to the Gilead Baptist 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 Gilead Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilead Baptist Cemetery:
39.3589, -90.0387
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilead Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilead Baptist Cemetery is located in Macoupin County<2>.
The county seat for Macoupin County is located in Carlinville. Carlinville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Gilead Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilead Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gilead Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilead Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Solomon G O Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Solomon G O Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon G O Cemetery
- Solomon A M Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Solomon A M Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon A M Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Stultz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stultz Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stultz Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Upton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Upton Family Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton Family Cemetery
- Etter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Etter Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Reader Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reader Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shiloh Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Range Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Range Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Andrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Andrew Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrew Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Crossland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossland Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossland Cemetery
- Sell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sell Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell Cemetery
- Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Charity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Charity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Charity Baptist Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
- Charity Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961459 <5>
- Denby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Denby Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denby Cemetery
- Weller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weller Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weller Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilead Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilead Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hettick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hagaman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hagaman is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagaman
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scottville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modesto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rockbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Challacombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Challacombe is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challacombe
- Carlinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nilwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Medora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Standard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Standard City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Wrights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plainview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fidelity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shipman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lowder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Piasa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Royal Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Royal Lakes is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Royal Lakes has also been known as:
- Royal Lakes village
- Virden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Gilead Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macoupin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilead Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carlinville
- Girard
- Girard lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gilead Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Girard.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Greenfield
- Medora
- Medora lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gilead Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Medora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Modesto
- Palmyra
- Scottville
- Shipman
- Virden
- Waverly
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 Gilead Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macoupin 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 Gilead Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1994170 (Gilead Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1994170 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: Macoupin
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hettick
- Location given for Gilead Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3589359 Lon: -90.0387188
- 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 Macoupin, 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- Gilead Baptist 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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