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A visit to the Black 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Black Creek Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Creek Cemetery

Lat:   36.7414°   (36° 44' 29")

Lon:   -90.4557°   (-90° 27' 20")

The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies just to the east northeast of the Black Creek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Black Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sheppard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheppard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheppard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montgomery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montgomery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Shadle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shadle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shadle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shadle Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Hudgens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudgens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Bay Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
    • The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • City Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538815 <5>
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunning Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunning Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Marble Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marble Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marble Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marble Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Sparkman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparkman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Butler County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lone Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Dickens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Cochran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cochran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cochran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cochran Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Ashcraft Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashcraft Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashcraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Nunley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nunley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nunley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nunley Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Houts Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Houts Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Melton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Melton Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Morocco Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morocco Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morocco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morocco Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Green Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Carpenter Bend Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carpenter Bend Cemetery is located in Butler County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Black Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Poplar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff
    • Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar Bluff <6>
  • Kelly Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
    • Kelly Town is located in Butler County
  • Harviell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harviell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harviell
    • Harviell is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harviell <6>
  • Fairdealing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdealing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
    • Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
  • Gamburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
    • Gamburg is located in Ripley County
  • Broseley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broseley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broseley
    • Broseley is located in Butler County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broseley <6>
  • Rombauer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
    • Rombauer is located in Butler County
  • Neelyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyville
    • Neelyville is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neelyville <6>
  • Oglesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
    • Oglesville is located in Butler County
  • Naylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
    • Naylor is located in Ripley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Fisk
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
    • Fisk is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <6>
  • Qulin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qulin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
    • Qulin is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Oxly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
      • Oxly is located in Ripley County
    • Williamsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
      • Williamsville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsville <6>
    • Wappapello
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wappapello have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wappapello
      • Wappapello is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wappapello <6>
    • Moark
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
      • Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
    • Fagus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
      • Fagus is located in Butler County
    • Dudley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Dudley is located in Stoddard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Ellsinore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsinore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsinore
      • Ellsinore is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsinore <6>

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 Black Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Black Creek Cemetery:

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 Black Creek Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #746842  (Black Creek Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #746842 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harviell
    • County: Butler         Elev: 125
    • Location given for GNIS #746842 (Black Creek Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Butler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Black Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7414, Longitude: -90.4557       In this case, the coordinates for the Black Creek Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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