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A visit to the Griffith 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 Griffith Cemetery ...

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

38.1542, -91.4593

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

The Griffith Cemetery is located in Crawford County<2>.

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Steelville. Steelville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Griffith Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Griffith Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Griffith Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gibson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The McIntire Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
  • McWilliams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
  • Heron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Heron Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Cemetery
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Barnes Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
  • Aunt Pop Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Aunt Pop Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aunt Pop Cemetery
  • Pinnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Pinnell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnell Cemetery
  • Licklider Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Licklider Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licklider Cemetery
  • Carr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Carr Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
  • Loeb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Collier Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fairclough Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Fairclough Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairclough Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Attebery - Fort Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zenser Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Zenser Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenser Cemetery
    • Morris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
    • Schannon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Griffith Cemetery.

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

  • Jake Prairie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
  • Oak Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Redbird
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
  • Cuba
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Argo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Argo is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Bem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bem is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
  • Rosati
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosati is located in Phelps County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
  • Leasburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Japan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Japan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
  • Boone ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Boone is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Bourbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Strain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Strain is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Saint James
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sankey ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sankey is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
    • Saint Cloud
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Elmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmont is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
    • Bland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bland is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bland <6>
    • Owensville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Steelville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Midland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Midland is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
    • West Sullivan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Lanes Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
    • Scotia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotia is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
    • Champion City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Champion City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
    • Vichy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Vichy is located in Maries County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
    • Elaver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elaver is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
    • Sullivan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rosebud
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Belle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Griffith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crawford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Griffith Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Crawford 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 Griffith Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #718877  (Griffith Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718877 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: Crawford
      • Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oak Hill
      • Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.1542121     Lon: -91.4593212
      • 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 Crawford, 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 from Point A (ie- Griffith 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.