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A visit to the Saint Omer Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Omer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Omer Cemetery (FG ID #108042)

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 St. Omer Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Omer Cemetery

Lat:   39.5688°   (39° 34' 7")

Lon:   -88.0309°   (-88° 1' 51")

The St. Omer 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 southwest of the St. Omer Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Omer Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Zimmerman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimmerman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zimmerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patsy Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patsy Mitchell Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Ashmore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Knoch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knoch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knoch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knoch Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Enon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Shields Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoagland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoagland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoagland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winkleblack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winkleblack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winkleblack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Winkleblack Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Lafler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lafler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lafler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lafler Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Waite Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Bell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • North Union Separate Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Shoot Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shoot Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Poulter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poulter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poulter Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Cornwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornwell Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Wilhoit Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhoit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhoit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilhoit Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Coles County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Omer Cemetery.

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

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 St. Omer 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 St. Omer Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 St. Omer 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 St. Omer Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #417658  (Saint Omer Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #417658 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: Ashmore
    • County: Coles         Elev: 205
    • Location given for GNIS #417658 (Saint Omer Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #108042

The official website for Coles County: www.co.coles.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Omer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5688, Longitude: -88.0309    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>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.




 

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