A visit to the Dry Valley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dry Valley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Dry Valley Cemetery (FG ID #28476).
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 Dry Valley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Valley Cemetery:
37.0224, -94.0592
The Dry Valley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Dry Valley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Valley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Dry Valley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schooling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sarcoxie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boucher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Motley Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Berwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pierce City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nimmo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Nimmo Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stotts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gillock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Langston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Valley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Talmage City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Wentworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Sarcoxie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Motley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- La Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Ritchey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Freistatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Stotts City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Monett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Parshley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Granby City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Granby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stark City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fidelity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Dry Valley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Valley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Diamond
- Granby
- La Russell
- Monett
- Mount Vernon
- Newtonia
- Sarcoxie
- Stotts City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Dry Valley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Dry Valley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #28476
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717135 (Dry Valley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717135 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sarcoxie
- Location given for Dry Valley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0222828 Lon: -94.058824
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, 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- Dry Valley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |