A visit to the Cecil 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 Cecil Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cecil Cemetery:
40.2178, -91.8157
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cecil Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cecil Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the southeast of the Cecil Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cecil Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Cecil Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cecil Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williamstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williamstown Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Carlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Carlin Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
- Zion's Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #215822 <5>
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Bondurant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bondurant Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant Cemetery
- LaBelle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The LaBelle Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBelle Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Henton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Henton Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old German Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Schuster Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Schuster Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cowgill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill Cemetery
- Sutter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutter Cemetery is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Cemetery
- Standiford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Bancert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Bancert Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancert Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Higbee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Higbee Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Cemetery
- Mitts Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitts Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cecil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cecil Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williamstown
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Forest Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Springs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
- New Court Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- La Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Neeper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Neeper is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeper
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Saint Patrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Knox City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Sellers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wyaconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyaconda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- South Gorin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Gorin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gorin is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
- Argola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Ewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Clark City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark City
- Kahoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medill is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Rutledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Luray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Newark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Wayland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 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 Cecil Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cecil Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Gorin
- Kahoka
- Knox City
- La Belle
- Lewistown
- Luray
- Luray lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Cecil Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Luray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Wayland
- Williamstown
- Wyaconda
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 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 Cecil Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Cecil Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #715560 (Cecil Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715560 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Williamstown
- Location given for Cecil Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2178202 Lon: -91.8157233
- 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 Lewis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cecil 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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