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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Gillespie Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gillespie Cemetery

Lat:   37.9439°   (37° 56' 38")

Lon:   -89.6270°   (-89° 37' 37")

The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.

The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Gillespie Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Gillespie Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gillespie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Barrow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Mill Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104991 <5>
  • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
    • The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Campbell Hill.
    • The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peters Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108077 <5>
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Stoker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Steeleville City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Emery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Emery Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Mt. Summit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Summit Cemetery is located in Randolph County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Looney Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Looney Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Looney Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Looney Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Peace Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Koehn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koehn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koehn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Paradise Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paradise Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Draves Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Draves Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Draves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Draves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Grah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Fulford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
    • Buchanan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchanan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchanan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Isom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Isom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cheatham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cheatham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Tangen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tangen Cemetery
      • The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
      • The Tangen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tangen - Tow Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108491 <5>
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Perry County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gillespie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gillespie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Shiloh Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
    • Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
  • Leanderville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
    • Leanderville is located in Randolph County
  • Willisville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
    • Willisville is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisville <6>
  • Steeleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Campbell Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Percy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Welge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Welge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
    • Welge is located in Randolph County
  • Degognia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Degognia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
    • Degognia is located in Jackson County
  • Bremen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Denmark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Denmark is located in Perry County
  • Cutler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Randolph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ava
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ava have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Ava is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
    • Blair
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Randolph County
    • Chester
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <6>
    • Menard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menard
      • Menard is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menard <6>
    • Conant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
      • Conant is located in Perry County
    • New Palestine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Palestine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
      • New Palestine is located in Randolph County
    • McBride
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
    • Sparta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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 Gillespie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gillespie Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ava
    • Ava lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Gillespie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
  • Chester
  • Jacob
    • Jacob lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Gillespie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jacob.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob
  • Kaskaskia
  • Menard
  • Percy
  • Sparta
    • Sparta lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Gillespie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Steeleville
  • Walsh
    • Walsh lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Gillespie Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walsh.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Gillespie Cemetery:

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 Gillespie Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #409019  (Gillespie Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #409019 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Welge
    • County: Randolph         Elev: 152
    • Location given for GNIS #409019 (Gillespie Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Randolph, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gillespie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9439, Longitude: -89.6270       In this case, the coordinates for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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