A visit to the Higginbotham 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 Higginbotham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higginbotham Cemetery:
38.0475, -90.8612
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higginbotham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies just to the south southeast of the Higginbotham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higginbotham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Higginbotham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higginbotham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Souls Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souls Chapel Cemetery
- Fourche a Renault Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Griggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griggs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griggs Cemetery
- Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potosi.
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30522 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. Joachim Cemetery #3
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #1
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joachim Cemetery #2
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Scott - Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Silvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Silvey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvey Cemetery
- Redbud Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Horine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine Cemetery
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- The St. Stephen Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31398 <5>
- Emily Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Emily Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Higginbotham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higginbotham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aptus
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Old Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Mud Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Theabeau Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Richwoods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Potosi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cadet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- French Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Tiff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Blackwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Hensley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Berryman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Settletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Ware
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Luebbering
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Caseyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
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 Higginbotham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higginbotham 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 helpful 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 Higginbotham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Higginbotham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #741923 (Higginbotham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #741923 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Mines
- Location given for Higginbotham Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0475489 Lon: -90.8612443
- 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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Higginbotham 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. |