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:
39.1317, -90.9462
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 Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Downing Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Downing Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Downing Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Gladney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gladney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gladney Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28913 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Bryants Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Old Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Morris Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Nelson - Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elsberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry Cemetery
- Halley - Liles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Downing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Downing Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Auburn
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Briscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Whiteside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Silex
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Davis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Eolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sledd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Elsberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Paynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Troy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Annada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Moscow Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Foley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Cyrene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Hawk Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Winfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Star City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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. The following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downing Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elsberry
- Hawk Point
- Silex
- Troy
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Downing Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 #717035 (Downing Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717035 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Downing Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1317139 Lon: -90.9462464
- 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 Lincoln, 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- 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. |