A visit to the Old Indian Creek 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 Old Indian Creek Cemetery ...
The Old Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Coles County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adkins Cemetery
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Bales Cemetery
- The Bales Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Beals Cemetery
- The Beals Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Doty Cemetery
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Fudge Cemetery
- The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Haggins Cemetery
- The Haggins Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
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- Janesville Cemetery
- The Janesville Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Kickapoo Cemetery
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Leitch Cemetery
- The Leitch Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Lower Muddy Cemetery
- The Lower Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Montgomery Cemetery
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- New Kelley Cemetery
- The New Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Stoner Cemetery
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Unity Cemetery
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Upper Muddy Cemetery
- The Upper Muddy Cemetery is located in Coles County
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- Wright Cemetery
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Coles County
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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]<2> of the Old Indian Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bradbury
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
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- Bushton
- Bushton is located in Coles County
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- Charleston
- Coles
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
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- Cooks Mills
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
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- Diona
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
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- Dorans
- Dorans is located in Coles County
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- Gays
- Greenup
- Humboldt
- Hutton
- Hutton is located in Coles County
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- Janesville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jewett
- Johnstown
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Lerna
- Magnet
- Magnet is located in Coles County
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- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Oilfield
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
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- Sexson Corner
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
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- Timothy
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
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- Toledo
- Trilla
- Union Center
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
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- Westfield
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 Old Indian Creek 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 Old Indian Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charleston
- Greenup
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- 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 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 Old Indian Creek 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 Old Indian Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816457 (Old Indian Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816457 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: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mattoon East
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Old Indian Creek Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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