A visit to the Helm 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 Helm Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helm Cemetery:
37.0339, -90.2848
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helm Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helm Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Helm Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helm Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Helm Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helm Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Richman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richman Cemetery
- De Celis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The De Celis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Celis Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Wilfong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilfong Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilfong Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Chaonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaonia Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Lowndes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Lapka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lapka Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapka Cemetery
- Twidwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Twidwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twidwell Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Kite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kite Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Woolard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Woolard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Helm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helm Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shook
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- McGee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Wappapello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lowndes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Puxico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gipsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clubb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Rombauer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Zalma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Buchanan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Silva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Leora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leora is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leora
- Sturdivant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Dees Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dees Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
- Williamsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Bounds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
- Fisk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Brownwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Grassy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Cascade
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 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 Helm Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helm Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Puxico
- Williamsville
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 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 Helm Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Helm Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #750285 (Helm Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #750285 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shook
- Location given for Helm Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0339411 Lon: -90.2848292
- 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 Wayne, 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 from Point A (ie- Helm 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. |