A visit to the Baskett 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 Baskett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Baskett Cemetery:
39.7725, -91.4454
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Baskett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Baskett Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Palmyra. Palmyra lies just to the west northwest of the Baskett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Baskett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Baskett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Baskett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gottman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gottman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gottman Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Pennewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pennewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennewell Cemetery
- Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223766 <5>
- Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
- The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Bluff Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bluff Hall Cemetery is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Hall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Hall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Marblehead (IL).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143952 <5>
- West Ely Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Ely Graveyard is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ely Graveyard
- Grand View Burial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Grand View Burial Park is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Burial Park
- The Grand View Burial Park has also been known as:
- Grandview Burial Park
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31145 <5>
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 Baskett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Baskett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Helton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Hannibal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dodge City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Shepherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Fall Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Rensselaer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cave City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Payson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Quincy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saverton is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
- New London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Plainville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Maywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Ewbanks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewbanks is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewbanks
- Kinderhook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
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 Baskett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Baskett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hannibal
- Hull
- Hull lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Baskett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Monroe City
- New London
- Palmyra
- Payson
- Philadelphia
- Quincy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Baskett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Baskett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713716 (Baskett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713716 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Quincy SW
- Location given for Baskett Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7725455 Lon: -91.4454297
- 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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Baskett 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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