A visit to the Gouldtown 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 Gouldtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gouldtown Cemetery:
41.4931, -88.8840
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gouldtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gouldtown Cemetery is located in La Salle County<2>.
The county seat for La Salle County is located in Ottawa. Ottawa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Gouldtown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gouldtown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Gouldtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gouldtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freedom Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Earl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Earl Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Triumph.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105358 <5>
- West Serena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Serena Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Serena Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Theresa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Theresa Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Debolt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Debolt Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debolt Cemetery
- Pierce Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Family Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Family Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wisner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wisner Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner Cemetery
- Dewey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dewey Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- The St. Columba Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Columba's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107856 <5>
- Trumbo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brumbach Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Brumbach Cemetery is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbach Cemetery
- Little Indian Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gouldtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gouldtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairie Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Center is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
- Baker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Earlville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wedron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blakes is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakes
- Waltham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waltham is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
- Serena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Triumph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Troy Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Radley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Naplate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Naplate is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naplate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
- South Ottawa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Ottawa is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ottawa
- North Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Utica is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hitt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hitt is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Paw Paw is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paw Paw
- La Salle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paw Paw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Somonauk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Stavanger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stavanger is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stavanger
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millington
(15 miles [24.1 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 Gouldtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in La Salle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gouldtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Earlville
- La Salle
- Leland
- Mendota
- Newark
- Ottawa
- Paw Paw
- Sheridan
- Somonauk
- Utica
- Utica lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Gouldtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Gouldtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to La Salle 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 Gouldtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409218 (Gouldtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409218 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: LaSalle
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie Center
- Location given for Gouldtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4930873 Lon: -88.883967
- 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 La Salle, 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- Gouldtown 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. |