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Coles County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Coles County

NameColes County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatCharleston (Charleston Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 39.5500339 39° 33' 00.1" N
Longitude -88.2333766 88° 14' 00.2" W
Population51,644
Elevation204 m
Surrounding CountiesDouglas N
Edgar E
Clark SE
Cumberland S
Shelby W
Moultrie W
USGS GNIS FeatureID424216
Histopolis Place ID149240741
Updated Sep 3, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Coles County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
The Political Graveyard: Coles County, Ill. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/CL.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Coles County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Coles County, Illinois IL, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6028 (11 Nov 2008)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/coles/cemeteries.html (21 Sep 2009)

Illinois Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [Illinois Gravestone Photos]
Research your Illinois ancestors and family history by searching our online database of Illinois gravestone photos. Locate Illinois gravestone images of your descendants and discover your Illinois roots.
http://illinoisgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=15 (13 Apr 2011)

Cemeteries in or near Coles County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6028&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (16 Jan 2008)

Coles County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coles_County,_Illinois (16 Jul 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Coles County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Coles County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Coles/ (18 Feb 2010)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=704 (12 Sep 2009)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Coles County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Coles County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Coles/cem/ (28 Aug 2009)

Coles County, Illinois Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Coles County, Illinois
http://www.interment.net/us/il/coles.htm (16 May 2010)
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Surveys in Coles County

2 Surveys, 6 Ranges, 23 Townships

The Second Principal Meridian and Third Principal Meridian surveys govern land descriptions in all or part of Coles County. You can navigate to any of the 23 survey townships that overlap Coles County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Coles County

12 Townships
AshmoreCharlestonEast OaklandHumboldt
HuttonLafayetteMattoonMorgan
North OkawParadisePleasant GroveSeven Hickory

Cities of Coles County

3 Cities, 3 Villages, 24 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Ashmore (village)BushtonCampbellCharleston (city)
Cooks MillsCountry Club EstatesDionaDorans
EmbarrassEtnaFairgrangeFuller
Humboldt (village)HuttonJonesKings
Lane AcresLerna (village)LipseyLoxa
MagnetMattoon (city)NewbyOakland (city)
Old State Mobile Home VillageParadiseRardinRolling Green
TrillaWabash Point

Cemeteries of Coles County

84 Cemeteries, 3 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AdkinsAndersonArmstrongAshmore
BalesBealsBeaversBell
BerryBethelBrandenburgBrann
BrooksCalvaryCampgroundChambers
Coles County Poor FarmCosselCraigDodge Grove
DotyDry GroveEast HumboldtEnon
FairviewFudgeGardnerGrant
HuckabaHumboldtHurricaneJanesville
KelleyKickapooKnochLafler
LeitchLibertyLower MuddyLumbrick
McKenzieMillerMontgomeryMound
Mount TaborMount ZionMt. Tabor (*)Mt. Zion (*)
New Indian CreekNew KelleyOak GroveOld Baptist
Old CharlestonOld Indian CreekOterlinParker
Patsy MitchellPleasant GroveReedRest Haven Memorial Gardens
RosedaleRoselawnSaint OmerSalem
SalisburySargentShieldsShiloh
ShootSmithSt. Omer (*)Stewart
StonerStringtownTownshipUnion
UnityUpper MuddyWelchWhetstone
Wiley BrickWinkleblackWrightYocum
ZimmermanZion HillZoar

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