A visit to the Shoot 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 Shoot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shoot Cemetery:
39.4823, -88.0720
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shoot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shoot 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 Shoot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shoot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Shoot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shoot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lafler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lafler Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafler Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- The Huckabee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huckaba Cemetery
- Lumbrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lumbrick Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumbrick Cemetery
- Kelley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Whetstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Cemetery
- Wiley Brick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wiley Brick Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Brick Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oterlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oterlin Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oterlin Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Stringtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sargent Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Ashmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashmore Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shoot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Westfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Oilfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Rardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Diona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Bushton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Union Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lerna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Timothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Grandview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Casey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Johnstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Hindsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Borton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
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 Shoot 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 Shoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Casey
- Casey lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Shoot Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Casey.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
- Charleston
- Hindsboro
- Kansas
- Lerna
- Martinsville
- Oakland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Shoot 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 Shoot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816464 (Shoot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816464 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: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westfield West
- Location given for Shoot Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4822575 Lon: -88.0719819
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shoot 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |