A visit to the Lay 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 Lay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lay Cemetery:
37.6934, -91.4771
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lay Cemetery is located in Dent County<2>.
The county seat for Dent County is located in Salem. Salem lies just to the southwest of the Lay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Lay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Hight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hight Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hight Cemetery
- Cavanaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cavanaugh Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh Cemetery
- Maledy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Maledy Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maledy Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dent Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Fraser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fraser Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27474 <5>
- Northlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Northlawn Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlawn Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cotner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cotner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotner Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Pace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pace Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Pinto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinto Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Howes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Doss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Cook Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wesco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Lake Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Darien
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Lecoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lenox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Jadwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Dillard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Davisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coulstone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Greeley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greeley is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Bixby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Viburnum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gila
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gila is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Czar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Steelville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Lay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bunker
- Salem
- Steelville
- Viburnum
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 Lay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Dent 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #750667 (Lay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #750667 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: Dent
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Short Bend
- Location given for Lay Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6933771 Lon: -91.4770907
- 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 Dent, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lay 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. |