A visit to the Shields 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 Shields Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shields Cemetery (FG ID #108226).
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 Shields Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shields Cemetery:
39.6131, -87.9648
The Shields Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Shields Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shields Cemetery.
Establishment of the Shields Cemetery ...
The Shields Cemetery was founded in 1880.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shields Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shields Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Rosedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Omer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Catfish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Catfish Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catfish Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Catfish Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Embarrass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Embarrass Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass Cemetery
- Hoagland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hoagland Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland Cemetery
- Knoch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Knoch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoch Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Ashmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cornwell Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell Cemetery
- Wilhoit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wilhoit Cemetery is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit 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 Shields Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shields Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Borton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Kansas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redmon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ashmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brocton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rardin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Conlogue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bushton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hindsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cleone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hume
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hutton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Metcalf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Filson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Shields 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 Shields Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Brocton
- Charleston
- Hindsboro
- Hume
- Hume lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shields Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Kansas
- Oakland
- Paris
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 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 Shields 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 Shields Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #108226
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418390 (Shields Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418390 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: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kansas
- Location given for Shields Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6139239 Lon: -87.965034
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shields 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |