A visit to the Matlock 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 Matlock Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matlock Cemetery:
38.0364, -91.6596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matlock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies just to the southwest of the Matlock Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Matlock Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Matlock Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matlock Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Flag Spring Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Southard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Barnwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnwell Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell Cemetery
- Old St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miles Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Saint James.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208918 <5>
- Flat Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Flat Grove Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Grove Cemetery
- Wishon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wishon Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishon Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Branstetter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Branstetter Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstetter Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Winsel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Winsel Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsel Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Matlock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matlock Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosati
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Vichy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Rolla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lanes Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Jake Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Redbird
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Lindell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Doolittle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Paydown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Wesco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Steelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Jerome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Lecoma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Bem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Bland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Matlock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matlock Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Bland
- Cuba
- Newburg
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Steelville
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Matlock Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Matlock Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #721974 (Matlock Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #721974 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Safe
- Location given for Matlock Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0364315 Lon: -91.6596018
- 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 Phelps, 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- Matlock 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. |