A visit to the Biles 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 Biles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Biles Cemetery:
40.5106, -92.6174
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Biles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Biles Cemetery is located in Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the east of the Biles Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Biles Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Biles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Biles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shumate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shumate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hinerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hinerman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinerman Cemetery
- Jimtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hargrave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hargrave Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coatesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Coatesville Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dean Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Speak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Speak Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speak Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Kerby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hilltown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bratcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratcher Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Tarr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Tarr Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarr Cemetery
- Queen City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Biles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Biles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Julesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Livonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Lancaster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coatsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Queen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Greentop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Savannah is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Mark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mark is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Downing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Kilwinning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- West Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Grove is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Exline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Pearl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Mendota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Stiles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stiles is located in Davis County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
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 Biles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Biles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomfield
- Downing
- Glenwood
- Greentop
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Moulton
- Novinger
- Queen City
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 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 Biles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Schuyler 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 Biles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742988 (Biles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742988 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 300 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lancaster
- Location given for Biles Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5105827 Lon: -92.6174138
- 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 Schuyler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Biles 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. |