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A visit to the Parker Cemetery ...

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 Parker Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   39.4323°   (39° 25' 56")

Lon:   -88.0192°   (-88° 1' 9")

The Parker 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 west northwest of the Parker Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Parker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • 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
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • 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
  • Wiley Brick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiley Brick Cemetery
    • 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
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • 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
  • Sargent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent Cemetery
    • 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
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973929 <5>
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • 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
  • Oterlin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oterlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oterlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oterlin Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • 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
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
    • 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
  • Beavers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beavers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beavers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beavers Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Salisbury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salisbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salisbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Brandenburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandenburg Cemetery
      • 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
    • Shoot Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoot Cemetery
      • 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
    • Grant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • 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
    • Whetstone Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whetstone Cemetery
      • 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
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Anderson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Coles County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Anderson Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Charleston.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2388901 <5>
    • Richwoods Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richwoods Cemetery
      • The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Conrad Baptist Cemetery
      • Conrad Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #231385 <5>
    • Reed Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • 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
    • Enon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
      • 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
    • Stringtown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stringtown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stringtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • The Lindsey Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lindsay Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2343853 <5>
    • Bean Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bean Cemetery
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • The Bean Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cleone Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.

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

  • Westfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hutton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
    • Hutton is located in Coles County
  • Oilfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
    • Oilfield is located in Clark County
  • Ashmore
    (6 miles [9.7 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 <7>
  • Cleone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
    • Cleone is located in Clark County
  • Diona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
    • Diona is located in Cumberland County
  • Union Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Casey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Clark County
  • Martinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <7>
  • Kansas
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <7>
  • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 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:<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
    • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Charleston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Timothy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Timothy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
    • Clarksville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Grandview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Edgar County
    • Janesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <7>
    • Rardin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
      • Rardin is located in Coles County
    • Bushton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
      • Bushton is located in Coles County
    • Clark Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
      • Clark Center is located in Clark County
    • Bradbury
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bradbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
    • Greenup
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell Ridge
      (14 miles [22.5 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 <7>

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 Parker 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 Parker Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Parker Cemetery:

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 Parker Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1816459  (Parker Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1816459 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: 214
    • Location given for GNIS #1816459 (Parker 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 Parker Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4323, Longitude: -88.0192       In this case, the coordinates for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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