A visit to the Ledford 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 Ledford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ledford Cemetery:
40.4042, -92.8416
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ledford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ledford Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Unionville. Unionville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ledford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ledford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ledford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ledford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lipp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lipp Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipp Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- Bunker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bunker Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Cemetery
- Anders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anders Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anders Cemetery
- Pherigo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pherigo Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherigo Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Riggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riggins Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Husted Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Husted Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husted Cemetery
- Hogg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hogg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Cemetery
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- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Hurley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hurley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Allen Claybrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allen Claybrook Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Claybrook Cemetery
- The Allen Claybrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Branstetter / Branstutter Cemetery
- Branstutter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2306920 <5>
- Morelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Morelock Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock Cemetery
- Cain Ford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cain Ford Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Ford Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ledford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ledford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pennville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Worthington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Livonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greencastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mendota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Green City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Pollock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Novinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Julesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greentop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queen City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Coal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Boynton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Exline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Cincinnati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Coatsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Sticklerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Clifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lancaster
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Ledford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ledford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glenwood
- Green City
- Greencastle
- Greentop
- Kirksville
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Novinger
- Pollock
- Queen City
- Unionville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ledford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Ledford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720880 (Ledford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720880 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Graysville
- Location given for Ledford Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4041889 Lon: -92.8415896
- 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 Putnam, 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- Ledford 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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