A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
40.4070, -93.5088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the west of the Collins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weisner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Weisner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisner Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Princeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Princeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189578 <5>
- Ravanna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Duree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duree Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duree Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Girdner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Girdner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdner Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Middle Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Middle Point Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point Cemetery
- Middleberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Middleberry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleberry Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
- John Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barnes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Old Busby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Busby Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Princeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ravanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Modena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- South Lineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Spickard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Powersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Burrows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Morgan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Mount Moriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Osgood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Clio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Tindall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Pleasanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Akron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Saint John
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Hodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
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 Collins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cainsville
- Clio
- Galt
- Galt lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Collins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Pleasanton
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Spickard
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 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716130 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716130 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.406955 Lon: -93.5088307
- 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 Mercer, 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- Collins 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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