A visit to the Eaton 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 Eaton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eaton Cemetery:
39.7623, -92.0046
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eaton Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the north northwest of the Eaton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eaton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Eaton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eaton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hiles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Shelbina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelbina Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Pickett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hunnewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunnewell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Peoples Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Peoples Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Cemetery
- Spencer Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Worland Jarboe Hamilton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- The St. Peter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Clinton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1021025 <5>
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Andrew Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Calvert Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist 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 Eaton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eaton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Shelbina
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kendall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Lakenan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Emden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Lentner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hunnewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- North Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Fork is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Granville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Plevna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Nelsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Woodlawn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Stoutsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Goss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Goss is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Anabel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anabel is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
- Duncans Bridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Duncans Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Bridge
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 Eaton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eaton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel
- Clarence
- Hunnewell
- Monroe City
- Paris
- Philadelphia
- Shelbina
- Shelbyville
- Stoutsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Eaton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Eaton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717372 (Eaton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717372 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Eaton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7622613 Lon: -92.0046156
- 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 Shelby, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eaton 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. |
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