A visit to the Jenkins 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 Jenkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jenkins Cemetery:
36.9020, -92.8254
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Jenkins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Jenkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Huffman Cemetery West is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery West
- The Huffman Cemetery West has also been known as:
- Huffman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29447 <5>
- Herrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Herrell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Capp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Capp Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capp Cemetery
- Boulder Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boulder Fork Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Fork Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Stillings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stillings Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Horner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Stamper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper Cemetery
- Watterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Watterson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watterson Cemetery
- Maggard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maggard Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Highlonesome Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175804 <5>
- Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Comer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Arno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arno Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno Cemetery
- Arden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arden Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden 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 Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jenkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Arden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Smallett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- McClurg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Bradleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Ava
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elkhead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Garrison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Squires
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Bruner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oldfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Olga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Foil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Sarvis Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Wasola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Taneyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Thornfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Summit City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
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 Jenkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jenkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jenkins Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chadwick
- Seymour
- Sparta
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Jenkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720290 (Jenkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720290 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 372 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodhope
- Location given for Jenkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.902 Lon: -92.8254492
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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 Douglas, 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- Jenkins 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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