A visit to the Gorden 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 Gorden Cemetery ...
The Gorden Cemetery is located in Polk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ankrom Cemetery
- The Ankrom Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankrom Cemetery
- Bannon Cemetery
- The Bannon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannon Cemetery
- Breshears Cemetery
- The Breshears Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breshears Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
- The Case Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
- Church Grove Cemetery
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Bolivar.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28482 <3>
- Fraker Cemetery
- The Fraker Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraker Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mallard Cemetery
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Mt. Gilread Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilread Cemetery is located in Polk County
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- The Mt. Gilread Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Gilread Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #466468 <3>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Life Cemetery
- The New Life Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life Cemetery
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
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- Prairie Grove Cemetery
- Ragsdale Cemetery
- The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- The Slagle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slagle Baptist Church Cemetery
- Slagle Creek MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984712 <3>
- Tiller Cemetery
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Viles Cemetery
- The Viles Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viles Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Gorden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aldrich
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bolivar
- Brighton
- Buffalo
- Charity ‑ Historic
- Charity is located in Dallas County
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- Conklin
- Conklin is located in Webster County
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- Elkland
- Elkland is located in Webster County
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- Fair Grove
- Goodnight
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Goodson
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Graydon Springs
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
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- Halfway
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Long Lane
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
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- Louisburg
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Morrisville
- Pittsburg
- Pleasant Hope
- Polk
- Polk is located in Polk County
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- Rondo
- Rondo is located in Polk County
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- Sentinel
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Tin Town
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Urbana
- Windyville
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Wishart
- Wishart is located in Polk County
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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 Gorden Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gorden Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Buffalo
- Fair Grove
- Morrisville
- Urbana
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 Gorden Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Gorden Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #737902 (Gorden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #737902 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halfway
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gorden Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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