A visit to the Lost Creek 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 Lost Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lost Creek Cemetery:
37.9228, -90.9860
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lost Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Lost Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lost Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lost Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lost Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cresswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shirley Union Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Silvey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvey Cemetery
- Whitby - Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Courtois Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Courtois Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtois Cemetery
- Dobkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Sitton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Hazel Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hazel Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Creek Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potosi.
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30522 <5>
- Fourche a Renault Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lost Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lost Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Berryman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Horton Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Potosi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Belgrade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aptus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Davisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Czar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Good Water
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Mineral Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mud Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Mines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Scotia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Theabeau Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Cherryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Viburnum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cadet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elaver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Dillard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- French Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Irondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
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 Lost Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lost Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Potosi
- 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 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1782175 (Lost Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782175 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirley
- Location given for Lost Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9228239 Lon: -90.9859675
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Lost Creek 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. |