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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. 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 Shoot Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shoot 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 Shoot Cemetery

Lat:   39.4823°   (39° 28' 56")

Lon:   -88.0720°   (-88° 4' 19")

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 .

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)
    • 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
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Coles County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Enon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Miller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Lafler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lafler Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Huckabee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckabee Cemetery
    • The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • The Huckabee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Huckaba Cemetery
  • Lumbrick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lumbrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lumbrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lumbrick Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
  • Whetstone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Wiley Brick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Oterlin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Yocum Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yocum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Stringtown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Welch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Sargent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Parker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
      • 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
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Ashmore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashmore Cemetery
      • The Ashmore Cemetery is located in Coles County
    • Zimmerman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
    • Hutton is located in Coles County
  • Westfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Charleston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Omer ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 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:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
    • Saint Omer is located in Coles County
  • Oilfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
    • Oilfield is located in Clark County
  • Rardin
    (8 miles [12.9 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.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
    • Rardin 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
  • Bushton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
    • Bushton is located in Coles County
  • Kansas
    (8 miles [12.9 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 <6>
  • Cleone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<8>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
    • Cleone is located in Clark County
  • Union Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
    • Union Center is located in Cumberland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Janesville
      (11 miles [17.7 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 <6>
    • Lerna
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <6>
    • Timothy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
      • Timothy is located in Cumberland County
    • Grandview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Edgar County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Clark County
    • Johnstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Hindsboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
      • Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
    • Martinsville
      (14 miles [22.5 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 <6>
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 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.<8>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Borton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
      • Borton is located in Edgar 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 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.

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 Shoot 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 Shoot Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1816464  (Shoot Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1816464 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: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #1816464 (Shoot 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shoot Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4823, Longitude: -88.0720       In this case, the coordinates for the Shoot 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<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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