A visit to the Winkleblack 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 Winkleblack Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Winkleblack Cemetery:
39.5450, -88.1270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Winkleblack Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Winkleblack Cemetery is located in Coles County<2>.
The county seat for Coles County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies just to the south southwest of the Winkleblack Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Winkleblack Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Winkleblack Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lafler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lafler Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafler Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Lumbrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lumbrick Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumbrick Cemetery
- Huckabee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Knoch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Knoch Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoch Cemetery
- Cossell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Yocum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yocum Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocum Cemetery
- Patsy Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Shoot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shoot Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoot Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Ashmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ashmore Cemetery is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmore Cemetery
- St. Omer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Winkleblack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Winkleblack Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bushton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rardin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rardin is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rardin
- Ashmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Hutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Westfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hindsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kemp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Diona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Filson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Filson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filson
- Humboldt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Lerna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oilfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Borton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Borton is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borton
- Mattoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Cleone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Grandview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Edgar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Johnstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Redmon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brocton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooks Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
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 Winkleblack 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 Winkleblack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arcola
- Ashmore
- Brocton
- Charleston
- Hindsboro
- Kansas
- Lerna
- Mattoon
- Oakland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Winkleblack 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 Winkleblack Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1721064 (Winkleblack Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1721064 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: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston North
- Location given for Winkleblack Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5450346 Lon: -88.126984
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winkleblack 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. |
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