A visit to the Coon Island 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 Coon Island Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coon Island Cemetery:
36.5298, -90.4276
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coon Island Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coon Island Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Coon Island Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coon Island Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Coon Island Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coon Island Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neeleyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Neeleyville Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeleyville Cemetery
- Lutz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lutz Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutz Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hvam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hvam Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hvam Cemetery
- Crab Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crab Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Cemetery
- Sheely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheely Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheely Cemetery
- Moark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Moark Cemetery is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark Cemetery
- Carola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carola Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola Cemetery
- Harris Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Ridge Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ridge Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
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- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Barfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Redenbo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Redenbo Cemetery is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redenbo Cemetery
- Cantwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cantwell Cemetery is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Qulin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Qulin Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coon Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coon Island Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Neelyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- McDougal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Oglesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Fagus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Harviell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Naylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Pollard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
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- Broseley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Oxly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Piggott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Poplar Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Success
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Knobel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knobel is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Greenway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 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 Coon Island Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coon Island Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbell
- Corning
- Greenway
- Piggott
- Poplar Bluff
- Qulin
- Qulin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Coon Island Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Qulin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Rector
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 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 Coon Island Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Coon Island Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716269 (Coon Island Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716269 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vastus
- Location given for Coon Island Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5297803 Lon: -90.4276081
- 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 Butler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Coon Island 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. |