A visit to the Adams 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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
37.9017, -91.6057
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adams Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Adams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Rolla.
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27549 <5>
- Asher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Maramec Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maramec Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maramec Cemetery
- Old St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wishon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wishon Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Laney Smith Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Flag Spring Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Wesco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Rosati
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Rolla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Cook Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Howes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Steelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sligo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Cuba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doolittle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Midland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Vichy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cherryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elaver
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Jake Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Edgar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Redbird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Lanes Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
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 Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Adams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Newburg
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Salem
- Steelville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713142 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713142 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maramec Spring
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9017092 Lon: -91.6057093
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Phelps, 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- Adams 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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