A visit to the Breshears 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 Breshears Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Breshears Cemetery:
37.7134, -93.1963
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Breshears Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Breshears Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Breshears Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Breshears Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Breshears Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ragsdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Crudgington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crudgington Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudgington Cemetery
- Louisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Louisburg Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Sentinel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chamberlain Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mission Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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- Goff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Gorden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorden Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Union Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Home Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Home Cemetery
- Riverview - Sweaney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stewart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of Humansville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30570 <5>
- Dunaway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bolivar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28482 <5>
- Fraker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fraker Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraker Cemetery
- Bowers Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Breshears Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Breshears Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Louisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Polk
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Halfway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Urbana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nemo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tunas is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunas
- Windyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rondo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Leadmine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leadmine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadmine
- Galmey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Preston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Charity ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Westfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Pleasant Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tin Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Hermitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Flemington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Goodnight
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
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 Breshears 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 Breshears Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Buffalo
- Hermitage
- Urbana
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Breshears Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Breshears Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714668 (Breshears Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714668 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buffalo NW
- Location given for Breshears Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7133714 Lon: -93.1963023
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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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Breshears 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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