A visit to the Cole 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 Cole Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cole Cemetery:
38.0778, -90.4360
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cole Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cole Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cole Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cole Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cole Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- McCormack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <5>
- McMullen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Rouggly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rouggly Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouggly Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Rowe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Buster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buster Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buster Cemetery
- Bockenkamp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bockenkamp Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockenkamp Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Moeller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moeller Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeller Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cole Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cole Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flucom
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Knorpp
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Valles Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olympian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Festus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Lawrenceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Mitchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Crystal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Mapaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Settletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Bonne Terre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brickeys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Chalfin Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Herculaneum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fults
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
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 Cole Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cole Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonne Terre
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
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 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 Cole Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Cole Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716098 (Cole Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716098 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halifax
- Location given for Cole Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0778312 Lon: -90.4359567
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Cole 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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