A visit to the Block 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 Block Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Block Cemetery:
38.6823, -92.5855
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Block Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Block Cemetery is located in Moniteau County<2>.
The county seat for Moniteau County is located in California. California lies just to the south southeast of the Block Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Block Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Block Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Block Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rohrback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rohrback Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrback Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Strickfaden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Strickfaden Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickfaden Cemetery
- Sappington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sappington Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Cemetery
- Clarksburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clarksburg Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg Cemetery
- Boeckhaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boeckhaus Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeckhaus Cemetery
- California City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Schmutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Renshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Garman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Garman Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garman Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Moreau Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Moreau Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreau Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Block Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Block Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- McGirk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Pisgah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jamestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Prairie Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Tipton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Centertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Fortuna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lupus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Bunceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarks Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Hartsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Excelsior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Lohman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McBaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Wooldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Syracuse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 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 Block Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moniteau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Block Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunceton
- California
- Clarksburg
- Hartsburg
- Lupus
- Lupus lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Block Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lupus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Russellville
- Tipton
- Wooldridge
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 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 Block Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Moniteau 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 Block Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #735520 (Block Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #735520 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: Moniteau
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: California North
- Location given for Block Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6822496 Lon: -92.5854681
- 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 Moniteau, 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- Block 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. |