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A visit to the Catron 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 Catron Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Catron Cemetery:

39.1472, -93.5394

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

The Catron Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.

The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Catron Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Catron Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Catron Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Maple Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Maple Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
  • Corder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Corder Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Cemetery
  • Waverly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Waverly Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
  • Grand Pass Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Dover.
    • The St. John's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183233 <5>
  • Dover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Dover Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Dover.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658938 <5>
  • Peacock Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Peacock Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peacock Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Higginsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2456478 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Austin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Austin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Higginsville.
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evangelical Cemetery
      • Salem Evangelical Cemetery
      • Salem United Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28629 <5>
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Little Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Page Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
    • City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • Republican Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Republican Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Cemetery
    • Salt Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Salt Springs Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs Cemetery
    • Malta Bend Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Malta Bend Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta Bend Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Catron Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Catron Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Alma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Alma is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Blackburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Waverly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Little Osage Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
  • Corder
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grand Pass
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Pass is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Mount Leonard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Hodge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hodge is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Malta Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Higginsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salt Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Salt Springs is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Miles Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Miles Point is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
    • Page City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Page City is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
    • Aullville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Concordia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Palemon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Palemon is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
    • Emma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Emma is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <6>
    • Norborne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Norborne is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Sweet Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cretcher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cretcher is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
    • Blosser ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Blosser is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
    • Wakenda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wakenda is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
    • Carrollton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Catron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Catron 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 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 Catron Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Catron Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #715503  (Catron Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715503 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: Lafayette
      • Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Waverly
      • Location given for Catron Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.1472405     Lon: -93.5393791
      • 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 Lafayette, 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- Catron 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.