A visit to the Dresden 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 Dresden Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dresden Cemetery:
38.7470, -93.3352
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dresden Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dresden Cemetery is located in Pettis County<2>.
The county seat for Pettis County is located in Sedalia. Sedalia lies just to the east southeast of the Dresden Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dresden Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Dresden Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dresden Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quisenberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quisenberry Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quisenberry Cemetery
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Craighead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Craighead Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
- Botts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Botts Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
- LaMonte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The LaMonte Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMonte Cemetery
- The LaMonte Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Monte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29726 <5>
- Rabourn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rabourn Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <5>
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Hebrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sedalia City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28278 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Hickory Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Sacred Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houstonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Houstonia Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia Cemetery
- Abell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Abell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dresden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dresden Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- La Monte
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sedalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Houstonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Spring Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Tedieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Knob Noster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Longwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Dunksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sweet Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clifton City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Ionia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Mora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- Marshall Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley City is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Bowen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Otterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herndon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
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 Dresden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pettis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dresden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Georgetown
- Green Ridge
- Houstonia
- Knob Noster
- La Monte
- Otterville
- Sedalia
- Sweet Springs
- Windsor
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 professional and volunteer 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 Dresden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pettis 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 Dresden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717049 (Dresden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717049 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: Pettis
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sedalia West
- Location given for Dresden Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7469592 Lon: -93.3352083
- 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 Pettis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dresden 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. |