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. 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Muddy Cemetery:
39.3948, -88.3220
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Beals Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Cemetery
- Bales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bales Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Dry Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dry Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove Cemetery
- New Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Janesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Janesville Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Haggins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Haggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggins Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Illinois Central Railroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drummond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Lerna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Bradbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Mattoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Charleston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dorans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Sexson Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Trowbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Coles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Timothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Hutton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Jewett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cooks Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Sigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walla Walla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- 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
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Sigel
- Toledo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- 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 Lower Muddy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #412718 (Lower Muddy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #412718 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: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattoon East
- Location given for Lower Muddy Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3947581 Lon: -88.3219893
- 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- Lower Muddy 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. |