A visit to the Dodge Grove 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 Dodge Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dodge Grove Cemetery:
39.4939, -88.3834
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dodge Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dodge Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Dodge Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dodge Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dodge Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Campground Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Mattoon.
- The Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sawyer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140184 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Dry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dry Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zoar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Branch Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Branch Side Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Side Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paradise Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1792387 <5>
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Upper Muddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Upper Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Muddy Cemetery
- Lower Muddy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Muddy Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Fudge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudge Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Humboldt Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Humboldt Twp. Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Twp. Cemetery
- 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)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dodge Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dodge Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mattoon
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Magnet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Dorans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Coles
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Gays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cooks Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Lerna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Sexson Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Johnstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Neoga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Chesterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Bushton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Cadwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cadwell is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
- Sullivan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Diona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Filson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
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 Dodge Grove 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 Dodge Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Arthur
- Charleston
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Dodge Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Dodge Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Coles 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 Dodge Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1807885 (Dodge Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1807885 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: Coles
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattoon West
- Location given for Dodge Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4939227 Lon: -88.3833815
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dodge Grove 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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