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A visit to the Lawrence 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 Lawrence Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawrence Cemetery:

38.0234, -94.5761

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lawrence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.

The county seat for Vernon County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Lawrence Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Lawrence Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Lawrence Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Barnesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Kaufman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
  • East Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
  • Hume Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Hume Cemetery is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
  • West Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
  • Turley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Turley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
  • Rhea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Rhea Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
  • Pryor Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pryor Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek Cemetery
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
    • The Holmes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holmes Family Cemetery
  • Prescott Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Prescott Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prescott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Prescott (KS).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986369 <5>
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Richland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
    • Rinehart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
    • Littell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Littell Cemetery is located in Linn County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littell Cemetery
    • Osaga Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Osaga Cemetery is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaga Cemetery
    • Summers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Summers Cemetery is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
    • Fairview Rider Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove 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 Lawrence Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawrence Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Stotesbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Hume
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hume is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Barnesville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
  • Richards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Richards is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Metz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Metz is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Prescott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <6>
  • Hammond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • New Home
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • New Home is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
  • Foster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Foster is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Temple ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Horton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Horton is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Worland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Worland is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
    • Rich Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Deerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Deerfield is located in Vernon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Devon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Devon is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devon
    • Fort Scott
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
      • Fort Scott has also been known as:
      • Fort Scott City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <6>
    • Nyhart
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nyhart is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
    • Mound City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Amoret
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Amoret is located in Bates County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoret
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Mapleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mapleton is located in Bourbon County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people

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 Lawrence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawrence Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lawrence Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Vernon 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 Lawrence Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #720841  (Lawrence Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720841 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: Vernon
      • Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hume
      • Location given for Lawrence Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0233677     Lon: -94.5760665
      • 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 Vernon, 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- Lawrence 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.