A visit to the Memorial Park 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 Memorial Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Memorial Park Cemetery (FG ID #106863).
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 Memorial Park Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park Cemetery:
40.9460, -90.4067
The Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Galesburg.
The cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
Adjacent to the Memorial Park Cemetery and just to the east is the Linwood Cemetery.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies just to the east of the Memorial Park Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Name Variations for Memorial Park Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Memorial Park Cemetery.
Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galesburg Memorial Park Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Memorial Park
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Park Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- State of Illinois Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Soperville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Soperville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville Cemetery
- Horney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horney Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horney Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Butterfield Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Terpening Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Terpening Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terpening Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Knoxville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alm's House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rice - Blue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rice - Blue Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice - Blue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Galesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Surrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Galesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Utah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Cameron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wataga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shanghai City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Abingdon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- De Long
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gerlaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alexis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oneida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Memorial Park 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 Memorial Park Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Alexis
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- Monmouth
- Oneida
- Wataga
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 helpful 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 Memorial Park 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 Memorial Park Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #106863
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1719673 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1719673 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galesburg West
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9458713 Lon: -90.4079074
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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- Memorial Park 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |