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A visit to the Oterlin Cemetery ...


The location of the Oterlin Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Oterlin Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oterlin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oterlin Cemetery

Lat:   39.4659°   (39° 27' 57")

Lon:   -88.0189°   (-88° 1' 8")

The Oterlin Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.

The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the west of the Oterlin Cemetery .

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 Oterlin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Coles County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oterlin Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oterlin Cemetery.

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

    • Westfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ashmore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore
      • Ashmore is located in Coles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashmore <4>
    • Hutton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
      • Hutton is located in Coles County
    • Oilfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
      • Oilfield is located in Clark County
    • Cleone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
      • Cleone is located in Clark County
    • Kansas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Kansas is located in Edgar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
    • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Omer came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
      • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
    • Diona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
      • Diona is located in Cumberland County
    • Charleston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Union Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
      • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
    • Rardin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Grandview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Edgar County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Bushton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
        • Bushton is located in Coles County
      • Casey
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
        • Cumberland is located in Clark County
      • Martinsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
        • Martinsville is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
      • Clarksville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Clarksville is located in Clark County
      • Janesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • 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 <4>
      • Oakland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Coles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <4>
      • Bell Ridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ridge
        • Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County
      • Lerna
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • 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 <4>
      • Clark Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
        • Clark Center is located in Clark County
      • Conlogue
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conlogue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conlogue
        • Conlogue is located in Edgar County
      • Redmon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmon
        • Redmon is located in Edgar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmon <4>
      • Johnstown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
        • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County

    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 Oterlin 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 Oterlin Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Oterlin Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Westfield.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Westfield Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973929 <7>
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Wiley Brick Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiley Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiley Brick Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Brick Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Shoot Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoot Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoot Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Grant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Whetstone Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whetstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whetstone Cemetery
      • Welch Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Welch Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Sargent Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sargent Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent Cemetery
      • Brandenburg Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brandenburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brandenburg Cemetery is located in Coles County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandenburg Cemetery
      • Richwoods Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Conrad Baptist Cemetery
        • Conrad Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richwoods Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231385 <7>
      • Poulter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Poulter Cemetery is located in Edgar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poulter Cemetery
      • Waite Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashmore Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Oterlin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1816458  (Oterlin Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1816458 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: Westfield West
      • County: Coles         Elev: 235
      • Location given for GNIS #1816458 (Oterlin 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oterlin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4659, Longitude: -88.0189       In this case, the coordinates for the Oterlin Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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