A visit to the Barker 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 Barker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery:
36.6862, -89.8656
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barker Cemetery is located in Stoddard County<2>.
The county seat for Stoddard County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Barker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Barker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stones Chapel Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Chapel Cemetery
- Ivester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ivester Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester Cemetery
- Cravins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cravins Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravins Cemetery
- Cravins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cravins Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravins Cemetery
- Bernie Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bernie Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bernie.
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bernie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165582 <5>
- Parma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Parma Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Cemetery
- Poplin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplin Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplin Cemetery
- Como Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Como Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Ezell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stevens Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
- Hagy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hagy Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagy Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- McMurphy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McMurphy Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurphy Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Simmons Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bernie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- LaValle
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Penermon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Essex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Risco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Malden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Catron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Canalou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Grayridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tallapoosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Circle City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Bloomfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Lilbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Morehouse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Guam ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
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 Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stoddard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernie
- Bloomfield
- Campbell
- Clarkton
- Dexter
- Essex
- Gideon
- Lilbourn
- Malden
- Morehouse
- Parma
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 Barker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Stoddard 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #754117 (Barker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #754117 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: Stoddard
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hills Store
- Location given for Barker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6861669 Lon: -89.8656429
- 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 Stoddard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Barker 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. |