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A visit to the Downing 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 Downing Cemetery ...

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

38.2964, -93.4591

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

The Downing Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Warsaw. Warsaw lies just to the southeast of the Downing Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Downing Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Downing Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Downing Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Osborn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Osborn Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
  • Kinkead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
  • Poe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Poe Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Cemetery
  • Shawnee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
  • Tindle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tindle Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindle Cemetery
  • National Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The National Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Cemetery
    • The National Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181001 <5>
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Dice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dice Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Cemetery
  • Baugh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Baugh Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh Cemetery
  • Ballet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ballet Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballet Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Drake Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Drake Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
    • Lane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Tebo Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tebo Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tebo Church Cemetery
    • Parks Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Parks Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Chapel Cemetery
    • Bird Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bird Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Vincent Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
    • Vinson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vinson Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Vinson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Lincoln.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32098 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Downing Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Downing Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Racket
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Racket is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
  • Tackner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
  • Tightwad
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tightwad is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Warsaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Palo Pinto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
  • Lincoln
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Yolo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yolo is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
  • Edmonson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Edmonson is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
  • Alberta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Alberta is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
  • Brownington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Calhoun
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Avery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Avery is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Ionia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Cole Camp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Deepwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lowry City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Quincy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Bowen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Bowen is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Zora
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Zora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
    • Mora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mora is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Osceola
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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 Downing Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downing Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Downing Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Downing Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #717033  (Downing Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717033 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shawnee Bend
      • Location given for Downing Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2964126     Lon: -93.4590956
      • 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 Benton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Downing 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.