A visit to the Balltown 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 Balltown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balltown Cemetery:
37.9794, -94.3798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Balltown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Balltown Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Balltown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balltown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Balltown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balltown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Pryor Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pryor Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berea Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <5>
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Rider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Callaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Callaway Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway Cemetery
- Nevada State Hospital Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Balltown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balltown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Horton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Metz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Rich Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Richards
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Stotesbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- New Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Harwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Prairie City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hume
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Schell City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Foster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Nyhart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Hammond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Worland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Fulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Balltown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balltown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butler
- Foster
- Hume
- Hume lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Balltown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hume.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Metz
- Metz lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Balltown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Metz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Moundville
- Nevada
- Rich Hill
- Richards
- Rockville
- Schell City
- Walker
- Worland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Balltown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Balltown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713612 (Balltown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713612 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metz
- Location given for Balltown Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.979757 Lon: -94.3796727
- 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 Vernon, 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- Balltown 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. |