A visit to the Cothern Family 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 Cothern Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cothern Family Cemetery:
39.1412, -89.0287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cothern Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cothern Family Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Vandalia. Vandalia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Cothern Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cothern Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cothern Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Bolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bolt Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt Cemetery
- Staff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Staff Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff Cemetery
- Mathias Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mathias Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathias Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Bolyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolyard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolyard Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Monclovia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Monclovia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monclovia Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shedd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Nave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nave Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nave Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cothern Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cothern Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dressor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dressor is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dressor
- Ramsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Herrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bayle City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bayle City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayle City
- Bingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avena
- Oconee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vandalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Howards Point ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howards Point is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Point
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Saint Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holliday
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Beecher City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Fillmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moccasin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Lakewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Hagarstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Altamont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fancher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Rosamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Tower Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ohlman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nokomis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Pana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Cothern Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cothern Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altamont
- Bingham
- Cowden
- Herrick
- Nokomis
- Oconee
- Oconee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cothern Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oconee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Pana
- Pana lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Cothern Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Ramsey
- Saint Elmo
- Tower Hill
- Vandalia
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 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 Cothern Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Cothern Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1965891 (Cothern Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1965891 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ramsey
- Location given for Cothern Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1411543 Lon: -89.0286821
- 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 Fayette, 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- Cothern Family 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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