A visit to the Madison 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 Madison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Madison Cemetery:
38.1837, -90.3932
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Madison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Madison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Madison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Madison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gamel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Festus.
- The Gamel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery
- Festsus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054266 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McCormack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <5>
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Herculaneum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Herculaneum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herculaneum.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146988 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Madison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Festus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mitchie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Crystal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Herculaneum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Hematite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Horine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Flucom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Mapaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Knorpp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Chalfin Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Pevely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Monroe City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fults
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Valmeyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Valles Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Brickeys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Kimmswick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Imperial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Madison Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Madison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
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 Madison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Madison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #721746 (Madison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #721746 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Festus
- Location given for Madison Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1836653 Lon: -90.3931769
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Madison 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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