A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
38.5014, -90.6904
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Allen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pacific Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pacific Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Cemetery
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ranken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ranken Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The North Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Tiler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tiler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiler Cemetery
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- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peterson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279974 <5>
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Hazelrun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hazelrun Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelrun Cemetery
- Old Hazelrun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Hazelrun Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hazelrun Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Skullens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Skullens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullens Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allenton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Pacific
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <6>
- Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Eureka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Tekakwitha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Yeatman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gray Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Catawissa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byrnes Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Albans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- High Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Ellisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Labadie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Scotsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ranken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Ballwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Louis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful websites 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #755682 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #755682 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eureka
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5014423 Lon: -90.6904066
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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 Saint Louis, 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- Allen 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |