A visit to the Gill 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 Gill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gill Cemetery:
39.7531, -88.1400
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gill Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Tuscola. Tuscola lies just to the west northwest of the Gill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Gill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Broadus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Broadus Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadus Cemetery
- Van Voorhis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Van Voorhis Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Voorhis Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hammett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hammett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammett Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Gwinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gwinn Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn Cemetery
- Albin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Albin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin Cemetery
- Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscola Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tuscola.
- The Tuscola Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tuscola Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548143 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Villa Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoagland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosedale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- East Humboldt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jessee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Jessee Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessee Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Knoch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Knoch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bongard Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camargo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Kemp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Hindsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Murdock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Filson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Villa Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Villa Grove is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
- Tuscola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Bushton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Brocton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ficklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ficklin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficklin
- Borton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Chesterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Broadlands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pesotum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicken Bristle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chicken Bristle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicken Bristle
- Humboldt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hume
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Gill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Broadlands
- Brocton
- Hindsboro
- Hume
- Hume lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Oakland
- Pesotum
- Tuscola
- Villa Grove
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 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 Gill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Gill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409017 (Gill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409017 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Villa Grove
- Location given for Gill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7530887 Lon: -88.1400411
- 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 Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gill 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. |