A visit to the Greathouse Cemetery ...
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The location of the Greathouse Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
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 Greathouse Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greathouse Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greathouse Cemetery
Lat: 38.5117° (38° 30' 42")
Lon: -88.0309° (-88° 1' 51")
The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County<2>.
The county seat for Edwards County is located in Albion. Albion lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Greathouse Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Greathouse Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greathouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Greathouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greathouse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greathouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Enenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Enenezer Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Moravian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moravian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moravian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Evangelical Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Potter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Bond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Pinhook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinhook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinhook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pinhook Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Edwards County
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- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Ely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ely Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ely Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Little Wabash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Wabash Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Wabash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Wabash Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Gaede Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaede Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaede Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gaede Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Carney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Thread Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thread Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thread Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thread Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Gould Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gould Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gould Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gould Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Bone Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Gap Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bone Gap Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Welser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welser Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Welser Cemetery is located in Edwards County
- Ridgely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgely Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Richland County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greathouse Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greathouse Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Salem
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mills Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Bone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Edwards County
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <6>
- Bennington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Edwards County
- Berryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berryville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Albion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <6>
- Red Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Top. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Red Top is located in Edwards County
- Browns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Browns is located in Edwards County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browns <6>
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhoun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Calhoun is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bellmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellmont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmont
- Bellmont is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmont <6>
- Mount Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Gallagher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallagher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Wynoose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynoose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Ellery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellery
- Ellery is located in Edwards County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellery <6>
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Golden Gate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate
- Golden Gate is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Gate <6>
- Keensburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Claremont is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <6>
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 first visit 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:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Greathouse Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #409365 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: West Salem
- County: Edwards Elev: 140
- Location given for GNIS #409365 (Greathouse Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Edwards, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Greathouse Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5117, Longitude: -88.0309 In this case, the coordinates for the Greathouse 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> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |