A visit to the Kessler 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 Kessler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kessler Cemetery:
37.6059, -90.3737
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kessler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kessler Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Fredericktown. Fredericktown lies just to the southeast of the Kessler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kessler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Kessler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kessler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clubb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clubb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mountain Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mountain Oak Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oak Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Knob Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Knob Lick Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick Cemetery
- O'Bannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Bannon Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon Cemetery
- Revelle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Revelle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelle Cemetery
- Colvert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Colvert Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvert Cemetery
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- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30310 <5>
- Mine La Motte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marcus Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Marcus Memorial Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marcus Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Millcreek.
- The Marcus Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Fredericktown Cemetery
- Marcus Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29994 <5>
- Casey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Casey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Sebastian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
- The Sebastian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #825918 <5>
- Sebastian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kessler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kessler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mine La Motte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Knob Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Tin Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Fredericktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Millcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Cobalt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Womack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Hamilton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Doe Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Chestnut Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Ironton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Mountain Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Pilot Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- English Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- English Town is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Town
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coffman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Middle Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Leadington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marquand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Park Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clearwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Jonca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
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 Kessler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kessler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmington
- Fredericktown
- Ironton
- Marquand
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 Kessler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Kessler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #750594 (Kessler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #750594 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fredericktown
- Location given for Kessler Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6058857 Lon: -90.3737308
- 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kessler 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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