A visit to the McKenzie 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 McKenzie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKenzie Cemetery:
39.4439, -88.1514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the north northwest of the McKenzie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKenzie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McKenzie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKenzie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kelley Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Leitch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Leitch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitch Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Whetstone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388901 <5>
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- The Huckabee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huckaba Cemetery
- Lumbrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lumbrick Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumbrick Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chambers Cemetery is located in Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224257 <5>
- Old Charleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Salisbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Shoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoot Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoot Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKenzie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKenzie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Hutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Janesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lerna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Westfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Timothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Oilfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Ashmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Bushton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Trilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dorans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Mattoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenup
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cleone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Casey
- Charleston
- Greenup
- Kansas
- Lerna
- Lerna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the McKenzie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lerna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerna
- Mattoon
- 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816449 (McKenzie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816449 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: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston South
- Location given for McKenzie Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4439244 Lon: -88.1514287
- 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- McKenzie 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. |