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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McClain Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McClain Cemetery

Lat:   37.7637°   (37° 45' 49")

Lon:   -90.9940°   (-90° 59' 38")

The McClain Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the McClain Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McClain Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McClain Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Joseph Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joseph Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joseph Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joseph Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Jinkerson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jinkerson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jinkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jinkerson Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Iron County
  • Sitton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sitton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sitton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sitton Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Crocker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crocker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crocker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crocker Cemetery is located in Iron County
  • Horton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horton Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Sunlight Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunlight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunlight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Jenkins Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jenkins Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Scott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Hazel Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazel Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hazel Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Chandler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chandler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Terry Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Rencehausen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rencehausen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rencehausen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rencehausen Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Tullock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tullock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tullock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tullock Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Carson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belgrade Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belgrade Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jane Bryan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jane Bryan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jane Bryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jane Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Horton Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
    • Horton Town is located in Washington County
  • Good Water
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Water. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
    • Good Water is located in Iron County
  • Sunlight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunlight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
    • Sunlight is located in Washington County
  • Czar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Czar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Czar is located in Crawford County
  • Viburnum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
    • Viburnum is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <6>
  • Belgrade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bixby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
    • Bixby is located in Iron County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <6>
  • Davisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davisville
    • Davisville is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davisville <6>
  • Dillard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Dillard is located in Crawford County
  • Caledonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Berryman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
    • Berryman is located in Washington County
  • Boss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Boss is located in Dent County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
    • Belleview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
      • Belleview is located in Iron County
    • Munger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Munger is located in Reynolds County
    • Black
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Potosi
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Potosi is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <6>
    • Cherryville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Cherryville is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <6>
    • Irondale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <6>
    • Summit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Summit. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Washington County
    • Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fourche a Renault. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
      • Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County

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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McClain Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 McClain Cemetery:

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 #750985  (McClain Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #750985 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Palmer
    • County: Washington         Elev: 294
    • Location given for GNIS #750985 (McClain Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McClain Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7637, Longitude: -90.9940       In this case, the coordinates for the McClain Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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