A visit to the Greathouse 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 Greathouse Cemetery ...
The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Baptist Cemetery
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Bond Cemetery
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Bone Gap Cemetery
- The Bone Gap Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Carney Cemetery
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Ely Cemetery
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Enenezer Cemetery
- The Enenezer Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Evangelical Cemetery
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Gaede Cemetery
- The Gaede Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Gould Cemetery
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Greathouse Cemetery
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Little Wabash Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Marion Cemetery
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Moravian Cemetery
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Pinhook Cemetery
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Potter Cemetery
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Ridgely Cemetery
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Richland County
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- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Thread Cemetery
- The Thread Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Welser Cemetery
- The Welser Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Greathouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albion
- Bellmont
- Bennington
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
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- Berryville
- Berryville is located in Richland County
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- Bone Gap
- Browns
- Calhoun
- Claremont
- Ellery
- Gallagher
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
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- Golden Gate
- Helena
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Keensburg
- Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
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- Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Edwards County
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- Marion
- Marion is located in Edwards County
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- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
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- Mount Erie
- Orio
- Orio is located in Wabash County
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- Parkersburg
- Petersburg
- Red Top
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
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- West Salem
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Wynoose
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
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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 Greathouse Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edwards County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greathouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albion
- Mount Carmel
- Olney
- West Salem
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 Greathouse Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edwards 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 Greathouse Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409365 (Greathouse Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409365 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: Edwards
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: West Salem
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edwards, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Greathouse Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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