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A visit to the Bolivar City Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bolivar City Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bolivar City Cemetery (FG ID #2146493)

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 Bolivar City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bolivar City Cemetery

Lat:   37.6188°   (37° 37' 7")

Lon:   -93.4165°   (-93° 24' 59")

The cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

As an estimate, the Bolivar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies just to the southeast of the Bolivar City Cemetery .

Establishment of the Bolivar City Cemetery ...

The Bolivar City Cemetery was established in 1839.

Name Variations for Bolivar City Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bolivar City Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bolivar Cemetery
  • City Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Bolivar City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Mt. Gilread Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunaway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Union Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Hensley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hensley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hensley Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Goff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goff Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Pickel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pickel Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Wollard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wollard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wollard Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Slagle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bushy Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushy Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bushy Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Akard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Akard Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Dunnegan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunnegan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunnegan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunnegan Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Rondo Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cave Spring Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Trimble Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Viles Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Viles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Viles Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Ragsdale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ragsdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ragsdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Payne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Polk County

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 Bolivar City Cemetery.

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

  • Bolivar
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wishart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Aldrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Play
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <7>
  • Morrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Halfway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Polk
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
    • Polk is located in Polk County
  • Goodson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunnegan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
  • Eudora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
    • Eudora is located in Polk County
  • Brighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Graydon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Flemington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Pleasant Hope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
      • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <7>
    • Sentinel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sentinel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sentinel
      • From the Bolivar City Cemetery to Sentinel
    • Bona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Goodnight
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
    • Humansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <7>
    • Elkton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tin Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
      • Tin Town is located in Polk County
    • Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <7>
    • Dadeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <7>
    • Buffalo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Louisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
      • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 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 Bolivar City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bolivar City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Bolivar City 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 Bolivar City Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bolivar City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6188, Longitude: -93.4165    
<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 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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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