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A visit to the Hensley Cemetery ...


The location of the Hensley Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hensley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.5434°   (37° 32' 36")

Lon:   -93.4358°   (-93° 26' 8")

The Hensley Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies just to the north northeast of the Hensley Cemetery .

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 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 Hensley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Hensley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hensley Cemetery.

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

    • Morrisville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Eudora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
    • Aldrich
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Brighton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <4>
    • Fair Play
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
      • Fair Play is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
    • Walnut Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
    • Pleasant Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
      • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
    • Halfway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Halfway is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Phenix ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
      • Phenix is located in Greene County
      • Phenix has also been known as:
      • Phenix Quarry
    • Goodnight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
    • Bona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
      • Bona is located in Dade County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Dadeville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
        • Dadeville is located in Dade County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <4>
      • Dunnegan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
        • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
      • Tin Town
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
        • Tin Town is located in Polk County
      • Goodson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
        • Goodson is located in Polk County
      • Polk
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
        • Polk is located in Polk County
      • Corry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
        • Corry is located in Dade County
      • Ash Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Willard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Willard is located in Greene County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>

    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 Hensley 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 Hensley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hensley Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Spencer Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Slagle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Slagle Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Slagle Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Slagle Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Slagle Creek MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slagle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984712 <6>
    • Mt. Gilread Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Gilread Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Mt. Gilread Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Gilread Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilread Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #466468 <6>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Wollard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wollard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wollard Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wollard Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Bolivar City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Bolivar City Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolivar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bolivar.
      • The Bolivar City Cemetery has also been known as:
      • City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolivar City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146493 <6>
    • Hubbard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
    • Brighton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brighton Cemetery
    • Dunaway Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunaway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunaway Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      • Lemmon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lemmon Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemmon Cemetery
      • Goff Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Goff Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goff Cemetery
      • Richardson Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Pickel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pickel Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickel Cemetery
      • Akard Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Akard Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akard Cemetery
      • Trimble Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • McDaniel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Hensley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #719387  (Hensley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #719387 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bolivar
      • County: Polk         Elev: 352
      • Location given for GNIS #719387 (Hensley Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

    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 Polk, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Hensley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5434, Longitude: -93.4358       In this case, the coordinates for the Hensley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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