A visit to the Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dunkard Cemetery:
39.5764, -94.0916
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County<2>.
The county seat for Caldwell County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the north northeast of the Dunkard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dunkard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mirabile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mirabile Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirabile Cemetery
- Cates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Zeikle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zeikle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeikle Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27295 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Christian Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McVeigh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McVeigh Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Sandals Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sandals Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Dustin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Dustin Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin Cemetery
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 Dunkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dunkard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Polo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cowgill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Gould Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Turney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lathrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Kidder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Holt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Rayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Braymer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wood Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Nettleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
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 Dunkard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caldwell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dunkard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Cameron
- Cowgill
- Hamilton
- Holt
- Holt lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Dunkard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kidder
- Kingston
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Polo
- Polo lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Dunkard Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Turney
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 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 Dunkard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Caldwell 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 Dunkard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742955 (Dunkard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742955 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: Caldwell
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Polo
- Location given for Dunkard Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.576396 Lon: -94.0916077
- 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 Caldwell, 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- Dunkard 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. |