A visit to the Garden of Memories ...
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 Garden of Memories ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories:
36.8651, -89.6037
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garden of Memories can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garden of Memories is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Benton. Benton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Garden of Memories .
Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Memories.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Garden of Memories.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Bennifield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bennifield Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennifield Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Armour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Armour Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Dogwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dogwood Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Cemetery
- Noxall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Noxall Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxall Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Buggs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Buggs Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buggs Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Blodgett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Blodgett Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett Cemetery
- New Morley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The New Morley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Morley Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Old Morley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Morley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Morley Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Prairie Cemetery
- Woodsman of the World Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #951221 <5>
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories, with the nearest first:
- Sikeston
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Miner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miner is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
- Matthews
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Canalou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Crowder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crowder is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Vanduser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vanduser is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Bertrand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Grayridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Blodgett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blodgett is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Haywood City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haywood City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Circle City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Circle City is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Diehlstadt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Morley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Guam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guam is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
- Penermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Kewanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- East Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whiting
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Essex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- La Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Charleston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charleston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,015 people
- Oran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Anniston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Anniston is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 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 Garden of Memories. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bertrand
- Charleston
- East Prairie
- Essex
- Essex lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Garden of Memories.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Morehouse
- Morley
- Oran
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 professional and volunteer 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 Garden of Memories:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Garden of Memories:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718335 (Garden of Memories)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718335 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sikeston South
- Location given for Garden of Memories:
- Lat: 36.8650525 Lon: -89.6036914
- 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 Scott, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garden of Memories) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |