A visit to the Gilead 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilead Cemetery:
38.4687, -89.1109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Gilead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gilead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fouts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Grand Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point Cemetery
- Piskey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piskey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piskey Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Whitchurch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitchurch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitchurch Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <5>
- Jolliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
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- Gaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Garrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Harres Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Boyd Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Farm Cemetery
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
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 Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baldwin Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wamac
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 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
- Richview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Hoyleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dix
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandoval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hoffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roaches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Woodlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Odin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Texico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cartter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Radom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Huey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Posey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- New Minden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
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 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 Gilead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Central City
- Odin
- Odin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Gilead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
- Sandoval
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 Gilead 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 Gilead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815674 (Gilead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815674 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: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Hill
- Location given for Gilead Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4686604 Lon: -89.1109037
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilead 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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