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A visit to the Cooney Cemetery ...

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 Cooney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooney 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 Cooney Cemetery

Lat:   40.1142°   (40° 6' 51")

Lon:   -90.5337°   (-90° 32' 1")

The Cooney Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.

The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Rushville. Rushville lies just to the west northwest of the Cooney Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Cooney Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gillenwater Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillenwater Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillenwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gillenwater Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Black Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Eads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eads Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Milby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milby Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Milby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milby Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milby Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Sugar Grove North Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove North Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Grove North Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Hardscrabble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardscrabble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardscrabble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardscrabble Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Burnsides Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnsides Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnsides Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burnsides Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Hosmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hosmer Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Boling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boling Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
  • Old Lawler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lawler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lawler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Lawler Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
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    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Gay Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gay Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gay Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Schramm Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schramm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schramm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Schramm Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Persinger Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Persinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Persinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Persinger Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Lawler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Gillette Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillette Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gillette Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Messerer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Messerer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Messerer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Messerer Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
    • Bellomy Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellomy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellomy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellomy Cemetery is located in Schuyler 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 Cooney Cemetery.

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

  • Rushville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Frederick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ripley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Ripley is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Beardstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Browning
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
  • Bader
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bader. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bader
    • Bader is located in Schuyler County
  • Littleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Littleton is located in Schuyler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
  • Cooperstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Brown County
  • Wayland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Schuyler County
  • Doddsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
    • Doddsville is located in McDonough County
  • Astoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
    • Astoria is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <5>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Camden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
    • Bluff Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vermont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Sterling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hersman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
      • Hersman is located in Brown County
    • Gilbirds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
      • Gilbirds is located in Brown County
    • Industry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hagener
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
    • Snicarte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snicarte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
    • Bluff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
    • Versailles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
    • Jules
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jules. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
      • Jules is located in Cass County
    • Summum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summum
      • Summum is located in Fulton 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 Cooney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuyler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Cooney 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 Cooney Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1720662  (Cooney Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1720662 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: Rushville South
    • County: Schuyler         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1720662 (Cooney Cemetery)

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 Schuyler, 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' (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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cooney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1142, Longitude: -90.5337       In this case, the coordinates for the Cooney 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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