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A visit to the Cossell 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 Cossell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Cossell Cemetery (FG ID #2255540)

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 Cossell Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.5133°   (39° 30' 47")

Lon:   -88.1996°   (-88° 11' 58")

The cemetery is located in Coles County<3>.

As an estimate, the Cossell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Charleston.

The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the south southeast of the Cossell Cemetery .

Name Variations for Cossell 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Cossell Cemetery.

Cossell Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Huffman Cemetery

We have also seen these variations for Cossell Cemetery:

  • Cassel Cemetery
  • Cassell Cemetery
  • Cossel 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cossell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chambers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Old Charleston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Charleston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Charleston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Charleston Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Fudge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Unity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Yocum Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Lumbrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumbrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumbrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lumbrick Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • North Union Separate Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Kickapoo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickapoo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kickapoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lafler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lafler Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Winkleblack Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkleblack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkleblack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winkleblack Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • New Kelley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Kelley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Kelley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rest Haven Memorial Gardens is located in Coles County
    • Doty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Grant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Coles County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Cossell Cemetery.

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

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 Cossell 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 Cossell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Cossell 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 Cossell Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1721035  (Cossel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1721035 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: Charleston North
    • County: Coles         Elev: 198
    • Location given for GNIS #1721035 (Cossel Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2255540

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cossell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5133, Longitude: -88.1996    
<3>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.
<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 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.
<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.
<8>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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