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A visit to the Lower Muddy 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.3948°   (39° 23' 41")

Lon:   -88.3220°   (-88° 19' 19")

The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.

The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Lower Muddy 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Beals Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beals Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beals Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Bales Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bales Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bales Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Dry Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dry Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • New Indian Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Old Indian Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Janesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Janesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Janesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Janesville Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Doty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Haggins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haggins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Campground Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • The Campground Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Sawyer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140184 <5>
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Paradise Cemetery
      • Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1792387 <5>
    • Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drummond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drummond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Bear Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Stoner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rest Haven Memorial Gardens is located in Coles County

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 Lower Muddy Cemetery.

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

  • Trilla
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Lerna
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
    • Lerna is located in Coles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lerna <6>
  • Janesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
    • Janesville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <6>
  • Magnet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
    • Magnet is located in Coles County
  • Bradbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
    • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
  • Mattoon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Neoga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
    • Neoga is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neoga <6>
  • Toledo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
    • Toledo is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
  • Diona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
    • Diona is located in Cumberland County
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gays
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Gays is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dorans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
      • Dorans is located in Coles County
    • Sexson Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
      • Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
    • Trowbridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trowbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
      • Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
    • Coles
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
      • Coles is located in Moultrie County
    • Timothy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
    • Hutton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
      • Hutton is located in Coles County
    • Jewett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
      • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewett <6>
    • Cooks Mills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
      • Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
    • Greenup
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
      • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Sigel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Walla Walla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walla Walla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
      • Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
    • Humboldt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Windsor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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 Lower Muddy 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Charleston
  • Greenup
  • Lerna
    • Lerna lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Lower Muddy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lerna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
  • Mattoon
  • Neoga
    • Neoga lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Lower Muddy 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 Southwest (SW) of the Lower Muddy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
  • Toledo
    • Toledo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lower Muddy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toledo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo

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 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 Lower Muddy 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #412718  (Lower Muddy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #412718 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: Mattoon East
    • County: Coles         Elev: 210
    • Location given for GNIS #412718 (Lower Muddy Cemetery)

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

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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3948, Longitude: -88.3220       In this case, the coordinates for the Lower Muddy 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>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.
<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.




 

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