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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 Calvary Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calvary Cemetery

Lat:   39.4931°   (39° 29' 35")

Lon:   -88.3756°   (-88° 22' 32")

The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.

The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Calvary Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Calvary Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Haven Memorial Gardens is located in Coles County
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • The Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Sawyer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140184 <5>
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Dry Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dry Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paradise Cemetery
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1792387 <5>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Armstrong Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Upper Muddy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Muddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Muddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Upper Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Branch Side Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Side Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Branch Side Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
    • Lower Muddy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Muddy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Muddy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Doty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Stoner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Fudge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fudge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fudge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Humboldt Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Twp. Cemetery
      • The Humboldt Twp. Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • The Humboldt Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Humboldt Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106290 <5>
    • Township Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Township Cemetery is located in Coles County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calvary Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calvary Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mattoon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Magnet
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Coles County
  • Dorans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
    • Dorans is located in Coles County
  • Coles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
    • Coles is located in Moultrie County
  • Gays
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Gays is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <6>
  • Cooks Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
    • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
  • Lerna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
    • Lerna is located in Coles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lerna <6>
  • Trilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Allenville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Allenville is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Sexson Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
    • Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
  • Johnstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Janesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
      • Janesville is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <6>
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Neoga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
      • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <6>
    • Bradbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
    • Arcola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trowbridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trowbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
    • Diona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
      • Diona is located in Cumberland County
    • Bushton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Chesterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Chesterville is located in Douglas County
    • Sullivan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cadwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
      • Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
    • Filson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Filson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
      • Filson is located in Douglas County

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 Calvary Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coles County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calvary Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Calvary Cemetery:

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 Calvary Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1807877  (Calvary Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1807877 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: Mattoon West
    • County: Coles         Elev: 215
    • Location given for GNIS #1807877 (Calvary Cemetery)

The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

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 Coles, 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 Calvary Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4931, Longitude: -88.3756       In this case, the coordinates for the Calvary 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>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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