A visit to the Gillespie 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 Gillespie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gillespie Cemetery:
37.9439, -89.6270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Kross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kross Cemetery
- Barrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barrow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrow Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Steeleville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Summit Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Summit Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Looney Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Koehn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehn Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Draves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Draves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draves Cemetery
- Grah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grah Cemetery
- Fulford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fulford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Tangen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tangen Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangen Cemetery
- 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)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
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)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Leanderville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Willisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Degognia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cutler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ava
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Menard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- New Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- McBride
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- 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
- Steeleville
- Walsh
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 Gillespie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Gillespie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409019 (Gillespie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409019 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Welge
- Location given for Gillespie Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9439401 Lon: -89.6270434
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gillespie 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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