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Atkinson Cemetery

Also known as McCord Cemetery , Yard Cemetery

Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, USA

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Get directions County Road 700 E
Colchester, Illinois 62326 United States

Coordinates: 40.46614, -90.78207
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Also known as the Yard Cemetery. The first burial was for Job Yard who died in 1839, who owned this property. His wife Frances then married neighbor Simeon Atkinson whose wife had died enroute from England. The cemetery is now part of Argyle Lake State Park property.

The cemetery is located in Emmet Township west of County Road 700 E.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1954689 (Atkinson Cemetery /Yard Cemetery/ McCord Cemetery).

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