A visit to the Loftin 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 Loftin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Loftin Cemetery:
36.8573, -92.5027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Loftin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Loftin Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Loftin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Loftin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Loftin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Loftin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hilo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hilo Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilo Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Laurie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Laurie Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie Cemetery
- Herndon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Whites Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Creek Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Billingsly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Noble Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Noble Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Cemetery
- Clever Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clever Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever Creek Cemetery
- Fannen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fannen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannen Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Franklin Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Call-Sprague Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Call-Sprague Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call-Sprague Cemetery
- The Call-Sprague Cemetery has also been known as:
- Call Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27881 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Loftin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Loftin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wasola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Almartha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Rockbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Squires
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Gentryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Noble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Romance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Brixey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Foil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Summit City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Buckhart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Ava
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Drury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Olathia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Smallett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Trail
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Thornfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Richville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Rome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- McClurg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
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 Loftin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Loftin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Loftin Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Mansfield
- Norwood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Loftin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Loftin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #753588 (Loftin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753588 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wasola
- Location given for Loftin Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8572796 Lon: -92.5026648
- 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 Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Loftin 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. |