A visit to the Mount Tabor 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
39.4217, -88.2056
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the north northeast of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leitch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Leitch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitch Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Kelley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kelley Cemetery
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Janesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Janesville Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fudge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudge Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Whetstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Janesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Diona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lerna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Hutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Bradbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Trilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Timothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mattoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Magnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Oilfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Westfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dorans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Greenup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ashmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Humboldt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Rardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Casey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
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 Mt. Tabor 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Casey
- Charleston
- Greenup
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Toledo
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 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 Mt. Tabor 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 Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816451 (Mount Tabor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816451 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: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston South
- Location given for Mount Tabor Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4217024 Lon: -88.2055969
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Tabor 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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