A visit to the Groff 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 Groff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Groff Cemetery:
40.2708, -93.6136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Groff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Groff Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Groff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Groff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Groff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Groff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Spickard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spickard Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard Cemetery
- Trussell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Trussell Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussell Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Middleberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Middleberry Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleberry Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Brummitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brummitt Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brummitt Cemetery
- Speer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Speer Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boswell Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- William Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- James Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The James Clark Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Clark Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Coon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- North Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The North Evans Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Evans Cemetery
- John Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pemberton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pemberton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Groff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Groff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spickard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Modena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Tindall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brimson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Mount Moriah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Osgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ravanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Cainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Galt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Newtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Humphreys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Burrows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Ridgeway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Laredo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Gardner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
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 Groff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Groff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethany
- Blythedale
- Cainsville
- Galt
- Galt lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Groff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Gilman City
- Humphreys
- Laredo
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Ridgeway
- Spickard
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Groff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Groff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718889 (Groff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718889 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mill Grove
- Location given for Groff Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2708438 Lon: -93.6135549
- 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 Mercer, 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' (or 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- Groff 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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