A visit to the Dent 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 Dent Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dent Cemetery:
37.7459, -90.6096
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dent Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dent Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dent Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dent Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dent Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dent Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bismarck Masonic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Iron Mountain Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Cemetery
- Shaner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shaner Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaner Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Wallen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wallen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Matkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Matkin Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkin Cemetery
- Big River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Big River Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big River Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Edison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edison Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Cemetery
- Weiss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Weiss Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiss Cemetery
- Doe Run Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pilot Knob Cemetery is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell 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 Dent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dent Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bismarck
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Iron Mountain Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Mineral City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Middle Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Doe Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Wortham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Irondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Park Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elvins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Belleview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Pilot Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- English Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Flat River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Rivermines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Leadwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Leadington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esther
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Ironton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cantwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Bonne Terre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Dent Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dent Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleview
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Caledonia
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Farmington
- Flat River
- Ironton
- Leadwood
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 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 Dent Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Francois 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 Dent Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #755984 (Dent Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #755984 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: St. Francois
- Est. Elev: 294 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iron Mountain Lake
- Location given for Dent Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7458834 Lon: -90.6095698
- 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 Saint Francois, 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 from Point A (ie- Dent 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. |