A visit to the Elsberry 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 Elsberry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elsberry Cemetery:
39.1425, -90.8904
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elsberry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Elsberry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elsberry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Elsberry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elsberry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Whiteside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Luckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Luckett Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckett Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Howdeshell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Howdeshell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howdeshell Cemetery
- Gladney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gladney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gladney Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28913 <5>
- Downing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Downing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Slavens - Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Halley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Halley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elsberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Elsberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elsberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elsberry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Elsberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sledd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Whiteside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Annada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Paynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Eolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Silex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Mackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Argentville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Foley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cave
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Star City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Star City is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gilead is located in Calhoun County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Mozier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cap au Gris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Batchtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Calumet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
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 Elsberry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elsberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elsberry
- Hardin
- Silex
- Troy
- Troy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Elsberry Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 Elsberry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Elsberry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717558 (Elsberry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717558 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Elsberry Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1425476 Lon: -90.89041
- 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 Lincoln, 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- Elsberry 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. |