A visit to the Victoria 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 Victoria Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Victoria Cemetery (FG ID #108690).
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 Victoria Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Victoria Cemetery:
41.0406, -90.0913
The Victoria Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Galesburg. Galesburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Victoria Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Victoria Cemetery.
Establishment of the Victoria Cemetery ...
The Victoria Cemetery was established in 1857.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Victoria Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Victoria Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Garret Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garret Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garret Cemetery
- Etherly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Etherly Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etherly Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Larson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Larson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westfall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Westfall Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery
- West Truro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Truro Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Truro Cemetery
- Center Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Altona Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Altona Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oneida Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Caldwell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shockley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shockley Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockley Cemetery
- McClenahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McClenahan Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClenahan Cemetery
- Fraker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- LaFayette Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The LaFayette Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette Cemetery
- Galva Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Victoria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Victoria Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Victoria
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Altona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- La Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oneida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dahinda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Jersey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Galva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wataga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Knox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- East Galesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Galesburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Galesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodhull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kewanee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Henderson Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Grove
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 Victoria 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 Victoria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altona
- East Galesburg
- Galesburg
- Galva
- Galva lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Victoria Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galva.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
- Kewanee
- Knoxville
- Oneida
- Toulon
- Wataga
- Williamsfield
- Woodhull
- Wyoming
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 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 Victoria 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 Victoria Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108690
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420291 (Victoria Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420291 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: Victoria
- Location given for Victoria Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0408706 Lon: -90.0915056
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Victoria 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. |