A visit to the Stoner 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 Stoner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stoner Cemetery:
39.4592, -88.2423
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stoner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stoner Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the east northeast of the Stoner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stoner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Stoner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stoner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Fudge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fudge Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudge Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Old Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chambers Cemetery is located in Charleston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224257 <5>
- Old Charleston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Leitch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Leitch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitch Cemetery
- New Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Kelley Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kelley Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo Cemetery
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Cossell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cossell Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cossell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cossell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Charleston.
- The Cossell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huffman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255540 <5>
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] of the Stoner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stoner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lerna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charleston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Diona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Mattoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Magnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Humboldt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bushton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Timothy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Union Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Ashmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Cooks Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Coles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Westfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Gays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
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 Stoner 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 Stoner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashmore
- Charleston
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Neoga
- Toledo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Stoner 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 Stoner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816465 (Stoner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816465 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: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston South
- Location given for Stoner Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4592017 Lon: -88.242265
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stoner 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. |