A visit to the Dry 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 Dry Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Grove Cemetery:
39.4136, -88.3820
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry 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 northeast of the Dry Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dry Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Beals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beals Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Cemetery
- Lower Muddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Muddy Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Upper Muddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Upper Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Muddy Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Dodge Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dodge Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Neoga Railroad Crossing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- New Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnet
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Trilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lerna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mattoon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Gays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Neoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Janesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Dorans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Trowbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Windsor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Diona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Sigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Dry 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 Dry Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Greenup
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Dry Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Dry Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Toledo
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 either 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 Dry 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 Dry Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816437 (Dry Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816437 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: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattoon West
- Location given for Dry Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4136465 Lon: -88.3819916
- 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 from Point A (ie- Dry 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |