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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   36.8573°   (36° 51' 26")

Lon:   -92.5027°   (-92° 30' 9")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hilo Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Yates Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yates Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Laurie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laurie Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Herndon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Herndon Cemetery is located in Ozark County
  • Whites Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Roper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Coy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coy Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Billingsly Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billingsly Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27599 <5>
  • Holt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Frye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frye Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frye Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frye Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Noble Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noble Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noble Cemetery is located in Ozark County
    • Clever Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clever Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clever Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clever Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Fannen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fannen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fannen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fannen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Ozark County
    • Peters Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peters Cemetery is located in Ozark County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Ozark County
    • Franklin Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Franklin Grove Cemetery is located in Ozark County
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Call-Sprague Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Call-Sprague Cemetery
      • The Call-Sprague Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • 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 21 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
    • Wasola is located in Ozark County
  • Almartha
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
    • Almartha is located in Ozark County
  • Rockbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
    • Rockbridge is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockbridge <6>
  • Squires
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squires have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Squires is located in Douglas County
  • Gentryville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
  • Noble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Noble is located in Ozark County
  • Romance
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
    • Romance is located in Ozark County
  • Brixey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brixey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
    • Brixey is located in Ozark County
  • Foil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
    • Foil is located in Ozark County
  • Summit City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Summit City is located in Ozark County
  • Buckhart
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buckhart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
  • Ava
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Ava is located in Douglas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Drury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
      • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Olathia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
    • Smallett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smallett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
      • Smallett is located in Douglas County
    • Thornfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
      • Thornfield is located in Ozark County
    • Vanzant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanzant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
      • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Richville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Richville is located in Douglas County
    • Rome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Rome is located in Douglas County
    • McClurg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClurg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
      • McClurg is located in Taney County
    • Zanoni ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zanoni. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
      • Zanoni is located in Ozark County

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 like to 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 Loftin Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #753588 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wasola
    • County: Douglas         Elev: 273
    • Location given for GNIS #753588 (Loftin Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Loftin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8573, Longitude: -92.5027       In this case, the coordinates for the Loftin Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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