A visit to the Commerce 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 Commerce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Commerce Cemetery:
37.1464, -89.4712
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Commerce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Commerce Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the west southwest of the Commerce Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Commerce Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Commerce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Commerce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Clymer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clymer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe Cemetery
- Lightner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lightner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Twente Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Twente Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twente Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bracken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Bonhardt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bonhardt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonhardt Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
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 Commerce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Commerce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Commerce
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thebes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Lambert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Kelso
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scott City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Blodgett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- East Cape Girardeau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Chaffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haywood City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Cape Girardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cache
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McClure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caney Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Tamms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <5>
- Dutchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 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 Commerce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Commerce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Morley
- Oran
- Oran lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Commerce Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 websites either 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 Commerce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Commerce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716152 (Commerce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716152 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thebes
- Location given for Commerce Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1464391 Lon: -89.4711961
- 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 Scott, 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- Commerce 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |