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A visit to the Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock Cemetery ...

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

38.0228, -94.2002

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

The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.

The county seat for Vernon County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Flat Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Flat Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Flat Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Garrison & Westfall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
  • Maus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Maus Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maus Cemetery
  • Green Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Carbon Center Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Carbon Center Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Center Cemetery
  • Berea Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Berea Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
    • The Berea Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Berea Christian Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173814 <5>
  • Rockville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rockville Cemetery is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Living Faith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Living Faith Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Faith Cemetery
  • Lefler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lefler Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefler Cemetery
  • Round Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Meyer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Meyer Cemetery is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
    • Balltown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Balltown Cemetery is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown Cemetery
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Taberville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Taberville Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taberville Cemetery
    • Blackwell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Flat Rock Cemetery.

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

  • Schell City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prairie City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Prairie City is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
  • Harwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harwood is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Rockville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Walker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Horton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Rich Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Metz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Metz is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • El Dorado Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleton City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Johnson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnson City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
    • New Home
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Home is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
    • Butler
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyhart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Nyhart is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
    • Willowville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Willowville is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowville
    • Lebeck
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Lebeck is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebeck
    • Milo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Milo is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Virgil City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Virgil City is located in Cedar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil City
    • Monegaw Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
    • Foster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Foster is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Richards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Richards is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Montrose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Stotesbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people

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 Flat Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Flat Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Vernon 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 Flat Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #748246  (Flat Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #748246 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: Vernon
      • Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Papinville
      • Location given for Flat Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0228098     Lon: -94.2002245
      • 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 Vernon, 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' (or 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- Flat Rock 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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