A visit to the State of Illinois 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 State of Illinois Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the State of Illinois Cemetery:
41.0040, -90.3646
The State of Illinois Cemetery is located in Knox County<1>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies just to the south of the State of Illinois Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the State of Illinois Cemetery.
Name Variations for State of Illinois 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.
State of Illinois Cemetery has also been known as:
- Galesburg Research Cemetery
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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the State of Illinois Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from State of Illinois Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Lawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rice - Blue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice - Blue Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice - Blue Cemetery
- Henderson Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Soperville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Soperville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperville Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Junk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Junk Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junk Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Linwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Rio Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Deatherage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Wataga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
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]<2> of the State of Illinois Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from State of Illinois Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Henderson Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
- Galesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Galesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Wataga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Utah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shanghai City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai City
- Surrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- North Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alexis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cameron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gerlaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- De Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 State of Illinois 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 State of Illinois Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abingdon
- Alexis
- Alexis lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the State of Illinois Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alexis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexis
- Altona
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Knoxville
- New Windsor
- Oneida
- Wataga
- Wataga lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the State of Illinois Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wataga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wataga
- Woodhull
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 State of Illinois 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 State of Illinois Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1815969 (Galesburg Research Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1815969 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: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wataga
- Location given for Galesburg Research Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0044821 Lon: -90.3659617
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- State of Illinois Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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