A visit to the Elder 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 Elder Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elder Cemetery:
36.5573, -90.0493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elder Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elder Cemetery is located in Dunklin County<2>.
The county seat for Dunklin County is located in Kennett. Kennett lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south of the Elder Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elder Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Elder Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Hopwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hopwood Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwood Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Malden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145191 <5>
- Four Mile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Four Mile Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Lynne Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lynne Oak Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne Oak Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Gilread Cemetery
- Poplin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Poplin Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplin Cemetery
- McMurphy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McMurphy Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurphy Cemetery
- Stanfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stanfield Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Clarkton.
- The Stanfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stanfield Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31757 <5>
- Bernie Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bernie Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bernie.
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bernie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165582 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elder Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Malden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wrightsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Saint Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Clarkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Bernie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holcomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gideon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fagus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Pine City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine City is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Risco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Parma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Broseley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pollard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Piggott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Oglesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Sumach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sumach is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumach
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Greenway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenway is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Nimmons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nimmons is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- LaValle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Fisk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Elder Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dunklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elder Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernie
- Campbell
- Clarkton
- Dexter
- Gideon
- Greenway
- Malden
- Parma
- Piggott
- Qulin
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 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Dunklin 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 Elder Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717432 (Elder Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717432 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: Dunklin
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Ridge
- Location given for Elder Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5572803 Lon: -90.0492608
- 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 Dunklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Elder 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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