A visit to the May 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 May Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May Cemetery:
39.9878, -93.5688
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the May Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The May Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the north northwest of the May Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the May Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the May Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tolle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tolle Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolle Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Redenbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Redenbaugh Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redenbaugh Cemetery
- Shelburne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shelburne Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Stucker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stucker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stucker Cemetery
- Bratton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- Gee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gee Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gee Cemetery
- Woldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woldridge Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woldridge Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
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- Kennedy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge Cemetery
- Matt Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Matt Green Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt Green Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the May Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Hickory Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Dunlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Tindall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jamesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chillicothe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haseville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Galt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lock Springs is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brimson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Wheeling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Humphreys
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Utica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Utica is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Spickard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bancroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Mooresville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mooresville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Gilman City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Breckenridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breckenridge is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
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 May Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Breckenridge
- Browning
- Chillicothe
- Chula
- Gallatin
- Galt
- Gilman City
- Humphreys
- Jamesport
- Laredo
- Linneus
- Meadville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Spickard
- Trenton
- Utica
- Wheeling
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 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 May Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 May Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1782126 (May Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782126 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmersville
- Location given for May Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9877927 Lon: -93.568827
- 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 Grundy, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- May 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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