A visit to the La Forge 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 La Forge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the La Forge Cemetery:
36.6045, -89.5204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the La Forge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The La Forge Cemetery is located in New Madrid County<2>.
The county seat for New Madrid County is located in New Madrid. New Madrid lies just to the southwest of the La Forge Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the La Forge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from La Forge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Raidt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Raidt Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raidt Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Minner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Minner Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minner Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
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- Hatcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- The Rhodes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31094 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Baines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mounds Park Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Park Cemetery
- The Mounds Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mounds Cemetery
- Dettroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dettroy Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dettroy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the La Forge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from La Forge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Madrid
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Howardville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- La Forge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Kewanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- North Lilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Lilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ogden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Conran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Matthews
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Catron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Proctor City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Canalou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- East Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- LaValle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Portageville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiptonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whiting
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whiting is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
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 La Forge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Madrid County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The La Forge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Prairie
- Lilbourn
- New Madrid
- Parma
- Portageville
- Tiptonville
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 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 La Forge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to New Madrid 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 La Forge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742579 (La Forge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742579 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: New Madrid
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Madrid
- Location given for La Forge Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6045039 Lon: -89.5203546
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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 New Madrid, 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- La Forge 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. |