A visit to the McClain 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 McClain Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClain Cemetery:
38.1264, -90.3798
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McClain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the McClain Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McClain Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McClain Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCormack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- 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>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Wagoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 McClain Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flucom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Olympian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Knorpp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crystal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Kinsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Hematite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Valles Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Chalfin Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Herculaneum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Horine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Brickeys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Fults
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maeystown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Mapaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Lawrenceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Bloomsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pevely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clement ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Madonnaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 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 McClain Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClain 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 first visit 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 McClain 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 McClain Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722040 (McClain Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722040 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: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Festus
- Location given for McClain Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1264428 Lon: -90.3798437
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McClain 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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