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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dills Cemetery

Lat:   36.6598°   (36° 39' 35")

Lon:   -91.4587°   (-91° 27' 31")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norman Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Huddleston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Cemetery
    • The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • 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 southeast 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huddleston Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huddleston Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Huddleston Graveyard is located in Oregon County
  • Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howell Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Childress Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childress Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childress Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Childress Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Spring Cemetery
    • The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • 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 northwest of Alton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #833588 <5>
  • Royal Oak Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royal Oak Church Cemetery
    • The Royal Oak Church Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Royal Oak Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Alton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219468 <5>
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smyrna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smyrna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Oregon County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Clifton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clifton Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Hollis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Hall Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Bellah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellah Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Lane Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Jolliff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jolliff Cemetery
      • The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Oregon County
      • 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)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Hollis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Oregon County
    • Saints Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saints Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saints Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Saints Cemetery is located in Oregon County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Couch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
    • Couch is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Couch <6>
  • Woodside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside is located in Oregon County
  • Corona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Oregon County
  • Garfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Oregon County
  • Thomasville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
  • Thayer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
    • Thayer is located in Oregon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thayer <6>
  • Koshkonong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
    • Koshkonong is located in Oregon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Green Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Green Town is located in Oregon County
  • Old Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Oregon County
  • Jeff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
    • Jeff is located in Oregon County
  • Mammoth Spring
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Brandsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
      • Brandsville is located in Howell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Myrtle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Myrtle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
      • Myrtle is located in Oregon County
    • Wirth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
      • Wirth is located in Sharp County (AR)
    • Chapin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chapin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Howell County

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #745950 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Alton
    • County: Oregon         Elev: 252
    • Location given for GNIS #745950 (Dills Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6598, Longitude: -91.4587       In this case, the coordinates for the Dills Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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