A visit to the Lewis - Meriwether 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 Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery:
39.2064, -91.0171
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whiteside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside Cemetery
- Corner Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Corner Stone Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Stone Cemetery
- St. Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tinsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Halley - Liles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell - Reynolds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eolia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Whiteside.
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418671 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Copenhaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Copenhaven Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaven Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Jamieson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jamieson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Sitton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Auburn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Slavens - Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Downing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Downing Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
- Howdeshell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howdeshell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howdeshell Cemetery
- Halley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Halley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley Cemetery
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 Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whiteside
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Eolia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Auburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Silex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Sledd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sledd is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledd
- Paynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Cyrene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Calumet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Louisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Corso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Annada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Annada is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Cave
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Elsberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clarksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarrants
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Bowling Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mozier
(15 miles [24.1 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 Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowling Green
- Clarksville
- Elsberry
- Louisiana
- Silex
- Silex lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Silex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Troy
- Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
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- 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 Lewis - Meriwether Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720949 (Lewis-Meriwether Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720949 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eolia
- Location given for Lewis-Meriwether Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.206435 Lon: -91.0170817
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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 Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lewis - Meriwether 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |