A visit to the Boston 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 Boston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boston Cemetery:
36.6734, -89.2945
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boston Cemetery is located in Mississippi County<2>.
The county seat for Mississippi County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Boston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Boston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Wolf Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Island Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Prairie Cemetery
- Woodsman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951221 <5>
- Travis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
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- Beech Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Raidt Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Raidt Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raidt Cemetery
- A.C. LaForge Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The A.C. LaForge Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for A.C. LaForge Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Columbus Confederate Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Columbus Confederate Cemetery is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Confederate Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Columbus Confederate Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Columbus (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #636381 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pinhook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
- Wolf Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
- Thirtyfour Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
- East Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Anniston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- La Forge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- New Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Ogden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kewanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Woodland Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Cayce
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Arlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Wilson City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- North Lilbourn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lilbourn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Howardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jordan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Bertrand
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Spring Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
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 Boston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mississippi County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bertrand
- Charleston
- Clinton
- East Prairie
- Hickman
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Boston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mississippi 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 Boston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #746834 (Boston Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #746834 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: Mississippi
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bayouville
- Location given for Boston Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 36.6733916 Lon: -89.2945156
- 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 Mississippi, 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- Boston 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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