A visit to the Bacon Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bacon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bacon Cemetery (FG ID #27409).
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 Bacon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bacon Cemetery:
38.1820, -91.3221
The Bacon Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Bourbon.
The cemetery is located in Crawford County<3>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Steelville. Steelville lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the south of the Bacon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bacon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bacon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bacon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Gerth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gerth Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerth Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rommelmann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery of Japan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Renick Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Martyrs of Japan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Japan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Japan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Japan Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- McNickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McNickle Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNickle Cemetery
- Bourbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Boone Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boone Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Creek Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Ruwwe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruwwe Cemetery is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruwwe Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Aunt Pop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Aunt Pop Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt Pop Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bacon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bacon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Argo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bourbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Japan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Elmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Sullivan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Strain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cuba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Champion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jake Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Caseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Stanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Steelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Rosebud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Miramiguoa Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Owensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Bacon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bacon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bourbon
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bacon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Owensville
- Steelville
- Sullivan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bacon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Crawford 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 Bacon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #27409
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713521 (Bacon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713521 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: Gasconade
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Argo
- Location given for Bacon Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1819916 Lon: -91.3232039
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bacon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |