A visit to the Furnace Creek 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 Furnace Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Furnace Creek Cemetery:
37.8439, -90.7826
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Furnace Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Furnace Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies just to the north of the Furnace Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Furnace Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Furnace Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Furnace Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bennett Bryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bennett Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Bryan Cemetery
- Bates Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bates Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Creek Cemetery
- Jane Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jane Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Bryan Cemetery
- Caledonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Bellevue Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bellvue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Big River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Big River Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big River Cemetery
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chadbourne Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Cemetery
- Potosi Colored Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The City Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Potosi Old Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potosi Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Perry - McGready Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potosi New Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Redbud Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Wallen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen Cemetery
- St. James Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Furnace Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Furnace Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belgrade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Potosi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Summit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Sunlight
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Mineral Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Horton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Wortham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- French Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leadwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cadet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Settletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Mud Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Elvins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Rivermines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Bonne Terre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Aptus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Middle Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Mountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Flat River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Cantwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Desloge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
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 Furnace Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Furnace Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleview
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Caledonia
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Flat River
- Leadwood
- Potosi
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 Furnace Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Furnace Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1759788 (Furnace Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1759788 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belgrade
- Location given for Furnace Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8439378 Lon: -90.7826295
- 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 Washington, 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- Furnace Creek 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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