A visit to the Dills 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 Dills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dills Cemetery:
36.6598, -91.4587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dills Cemetery is located in Oregon County<2>.
The county seat for Oregon County is located in Alton. Alton lies just to the northeast of the Dills Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dills Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Huddleston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Alton.
- The Huddleston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huddleston Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29438 <5>
- Huddleston Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Huddleston Graveyard is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Graveyard
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Alton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31665 <5>
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cave Spring Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Alton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #833588 <5>
- Royal Oak Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Royal Oak Church Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Royal Oak Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Alton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219468 <5>
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellah Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellah Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Jolliff Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
- The Jolliff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jolliff Graveyard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29581 <5>
- Redburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old George Martin Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Old George Martin Farm is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Old George Martin Farm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old George Martin Farm
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old George Martin Farm is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Thayer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318667 <5>
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Saints Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Saints Cemetery is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Couch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Corona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corona is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Thomasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Koshkonong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Green Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Mammoth Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Brandsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Wirth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Chapin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chapin is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
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 Dills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oregon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Koshkonong
- Mammoth Spring
- Thayer
- Thomasville
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 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 Dills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Oregon 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 Dills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #745950 (Dills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #745950 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: Oregon
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alton
- Location given for Dills Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6597816 Lon: -91.4587499
- 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 Oregon, 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- Dills 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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