A visit to the Galbraith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Galbraith Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Galbraith Cemetery (FG ID #28837).
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 Galbraith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Galbraith Cemetery:
37.0732, -91.0116
The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Van Buren. Van Buren lies just to the south of the Galbraith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Galbraith Cemetery.
Name Variations for Galbraith Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Galbraith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sam Galbraith Farm Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Galbraith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Galbraith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maberry Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maberry Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Brame Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brame Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brame Cemetery
- Houses Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Houses Creek Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houses Creek Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Odell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Odell Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Burnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Burnham Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham Cemetery
- Aldrich Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Neeley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Shannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Helvey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Helvey Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvey Cemetery
- Ellington Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chitwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Galbraith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Galbraith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Van Buren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chicopee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Ellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fruit City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
- Ellsinore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mill Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Piedmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Redford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Redford is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
- Grandin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Eminence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Corridon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reynolds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bennett
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Alley
(24 miles [38.6 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 Galbraith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Galbraith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birch Tree
- Centerville
- Ellington
- Ellsinore
- Eminence
- Grandin
- Piedmont
- Van Buren
- Williamsville
- Winona
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 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 Galbraith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Galbraith Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #28837
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718312 (Galbraith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718312 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Van Buren North
- Location given for Galbraith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0731055 Lon: -91.0117931
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carter, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Galbraith 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |