A visit to the Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek Cemetery:
38.0634, -93.6055
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies just to the west southwest of the Bear Creek Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bear Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springstube Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Springstube Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springstube Cemetery
- Wisner #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wisner #2 Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner #2 Cemetery
- Wisner #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wisner #1 Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner #1 Cemetery
- Iconium Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Iconium Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Osceola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Osceola Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Mound Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- King's Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Doyal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Doyal Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyal Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Lowry City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowry City Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City Cemetery
- Yeater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Yeater Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeater Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Akens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Akens Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akens Cemetery
- Harris Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harris Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Bend Cemetery
- Tally Bend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Tally Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Bend 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 Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Osceola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Gerster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Quincy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Lowry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Collins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Roscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Weaubleau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheatland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Monegaw Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
- Cobb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brownington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownington is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Tackner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tackner is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
- Deepwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Galmey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Hermitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Warsaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Racket
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Racket is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
- Tightwad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tightwad is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Johnson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Humansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flemington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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 Bear Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownington
- Deepwater
- Hermitage
- Humansville
- Lowry City
- Osceola
- Warsaw
- Weaubleau
- Wheatland
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 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #758193 (Bear Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #758193 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. Clair
- Est. Elev: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iconium
- Location given for Bear Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.063363 Lon: -93.6054853
- 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 Saint Clair, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek 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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