A visit to the Cooksey 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 Cooksey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooksey Cemetery:
37.7539, -91.4588
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooksey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Dent County<2>.
The county seat for Dent County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the south southwest of the Cooksey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cooksey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cooksey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooksey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fraser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fraser Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Pinto Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pinto Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Delcour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Delcour Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcour Cemetery
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavanaugh Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Maledy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maledy Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maledy Cemetery
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- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Taff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taff Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taff Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27474 <5>
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Northlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Northlawn Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlawn Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Wesco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wesco Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Cooksey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooksey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Sligo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Cook Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Lecoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Davisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Steelville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Darien
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Elaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Midland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Viburnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Czar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Saint James
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosati
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Jadwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Bixby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Cooksey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooksey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Saint James
- Salem
- Salem lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cooksey Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Steelville
- Viburnum
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 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 Cooksey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Dent 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 Cooksey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716230 (Cooksey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716230 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: Dent
- Est. Elev: 337 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cook Station
- Location given for Cooksey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7539326 Lon: -91.4587577
- 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 Dent, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cooksey 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. |