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Near Lerna in Coles County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial

 
 
Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 15, 2021
1. Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial
Inscription.
To honor all
who serve

Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican American War
Civil War
W.W.I
W.W.II
Spanish American War
Korea
Vietnam
Desert Storm
Iraq
Afghanistan

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 39° 23.357′ N, 88° 14.188′ W. Memorial is near Lerna, Illinois, in Coles County. It can be reached from East Lincoln Highway Road near County Road 1300E. Memorial is located at Thomas Lincoln Cemetery, in the back. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 12861 E Lincoln Hwy Rd, Lerna IL 62440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Illinois. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas Lincoln's Grave
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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas and Sarah Bush Lincoln (about 600 feet away); Thomas Lincoln, Kentucky Militiaman (about 600 feet away); Corp. Richard Easton (about 600 feet away); Shiloh Cemetery (about 700 feet away); Moore House (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Reuben Moore Home (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Last Lincoln Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lerna.
 
Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 15, 2021
2. Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial
Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, July 29, 2023
3. Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial
Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Jason Voigt, December 15, 2021
4. Thomas Lincoln Cemetery War Memorial
Memorial is located in the back of Thomas Lincoln Cemetery. This is a view from the front of the memorial, looking towards the cemetery and Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 362 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.   3. submitted on August 2, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.   4. submitted on December 15, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
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Jul. 11, 2026