A visit to the Finley 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 Finley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finley Cemetery:
40.0900, -91.6679
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Finley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Finley Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the northwest of the Finley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Finley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Finley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jarvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Bancert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bancert Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancert Cemetery
- Cason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cason Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cason Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Prim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prim Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prim Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Henton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henton Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton Cemetery
- Zahn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zahn Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Bluff Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluff Cemetery
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
- Zion's Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #215822 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Salter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Salter Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Maywood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Maywood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Marks Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Finley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sellers
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Monticello
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Gilead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Court Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Argola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meyer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meyer is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Saint Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Nelsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- La Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Finley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Finley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Durham
- La Belle
- La Grange
- Lewistown
- Philadelphia
- Quincy
- Williamstown
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 websites either 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 Finley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Finley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717921 (Finley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717921 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monticello
- Location given for Finley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0900443 Lon: -91.667939
- 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 Lewis, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Finley 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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