A visit to the Gilson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gilson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gilson Cemetery (FG ID #204737)
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 Gilson Cemetery ...
The Gilson Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Alm's House Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Butterfield Family Cemetery
- Catterton Cemetery
- The Catterton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catterton Cemetery
- Clark Chapel Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Elias Bragg Cemetery
- The Elias Bragg Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elias Bragg Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Harshbarger Cemetery
- The Harshbarger Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshbarger Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Housh Cemetery
- The Housh Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housh Cemetery
- Knoxville Cemetery
- Maquon Cemetery
- The Maquon Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquon Cemetery
- Mather Cemetery
- The Mather Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather Cemetery
- McCallister Cemetery
- The McCallister Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallister Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Ouderkirk Cemetery
- The Ouderkirk Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouderkirk Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton 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 Gilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abingdon
- Appleton
- Dahinda
- De Long
- East Galesburg
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Elmore
- Elmwood
- Fairview
- Farmington
- Galesburg
- Gilson
- Henderson Grove
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Henderson
- Knox
- Knoxville
- Laura
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Oneida
- Saint Augustine
- Surrey
- Victoria
- Wataga
- Williamsfield
- Yates City
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 Gilson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- East Galesburg
- Elmwood
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- London Mills
- Maquon
- Oneida
- Wataga
- Williamsfield
- Yates City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Gilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Gilson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #204737
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815970 (Gilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815970 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maquon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, 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 from Point A (ie- Gilson Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |