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A visit to the Fike 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 Fike Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fike Cemetery:

39.1637, -91.5318

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Fike Cemetery is located in Audrain County<2>.

The county seat for Audrain County is located in Mexico. Mexico lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west of the Fike Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Fike Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Fike Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fike Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • New Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Payne Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Payne Cemetery is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
  • Farber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Farber Cemetery is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber Cemetery
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Wellsville.
    • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wellsville Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31088 <5>
  • Peery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Peery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
  • Wellsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Wellsville Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville Cemetery
  • Martinsburg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg Cemetery
  • McQuoid Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The McQuoid Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQuoid Cemetery
  • Rudd School Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Sunrise Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Seal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Seal Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal Cemetery
    • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chatman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Chatman Cemetery is located in Callaway County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatman Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Oliver Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • White Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Berger Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Berger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
    • Pontlow Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pontlow Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontlow Cemetery
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Harmony Cemetery is located outside and to the west of New Harmony.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30468 <5>
    • Vandalia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia Cemetery
    • Vandalia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Vandalia Cemetery is located in Ralls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia 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 Fike Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fike Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Wellsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Middletown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Martinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Farber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Farber is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Laddonia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vandalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rush Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
  • Gamma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gamma is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
  • New Harmony
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Harmony is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • Benton City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Benton City is located in Audrain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Montgomery City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bellflower
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Olney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Olney is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
    • Curryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Curryville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Vandiver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Vandiver is located in Audrain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Danville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ashley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ashley is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • New Florence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Corso
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Corso is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
    • Mexico
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Perry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Truxton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Truxton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Louisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Louisville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville

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 Fike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Audrain County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fike Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Fike Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Audrain 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 Fike Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #717909  (Fike Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717909 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: Audrain
      • Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vandalia Lake
      • Location given for Fike Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.1636515     Lon: -91.5318259
      • 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 Audrain, 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- Fike 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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