A visit to the Cook 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 Cook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cook Cemetery:
39.6995, -87.5339
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cook Cemetery is located in Edgar County<2>.
The county seat for Edgar County is located in Paris. Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Cook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Bright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bright Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Houseton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Houseton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseton Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Gorton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorton Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorton Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Higbie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Higbie Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbie Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Igo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Igo Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo Cemetery
- Littlefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
- Old Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scott Cemetery
- Stafford - Crimmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Andrews Cemetery is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
- Bono Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint Bernice
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saint Bernice is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernice
- Clays Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clays Prairie is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Prairie
- Blanford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blanford is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanford
- Huffmanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huffmanville is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffmanville
- Kidley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kidley is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidley
- Sandytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandytown is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandytown
- Logan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Libertyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Universal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Universal is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 339 people
- Fairview Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
- Clinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dana is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Raven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raven is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Kentucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kentucky is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
- Vermilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Scottland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scottland is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottland
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- New Goshen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shepardsville is located in Vigo County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardsville
- Numa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Vermillion County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Atherton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Atherton is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Atherton
- Mecca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Armiesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Armiesburg is located in Parke County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armiesburg
- Montezuma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Cook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Edgar 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 Cook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #406499 (Cook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #406499 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: Edgar
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Bernice
- Location given for Cook Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6994803 Lon: -87.5339099
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Edgar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cook 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> | 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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