A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
38.0717, -91.5579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Branstetter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Branstetter Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstetter Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miles Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Saint James.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208918 <5>
- Attebery - Fort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Zenser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zenser Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenser Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flag Spring Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring Cemetery
- Mt. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scantlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Scantlin Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scantlin Cemetery
- Fuhring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fuhring Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuhring Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shepherd of the Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Licklider Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Licklider Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licklider Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosati
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jake Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Vichy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Lanes Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Steelville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Rolla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Argo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Bem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Bland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wesco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Elaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Japan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Scotia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Bourbon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Boone ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
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 Hughes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Belle lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hughes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belle.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
- Bland
- Bland lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hughes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bland.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
- Bourbon
- Cuba
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Steelville
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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719969 (Hughes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719969 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 308 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rosati
- Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0717103 Lon: -91.5579339
- 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 Phelps, 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- Hughes 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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