A visit to the McCollum 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 McCollum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCollum Cemetery:
40.0097, -92.9346
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCollum Cemetery is located in Linn County<2>.
The county seat for Linn County is located in Linneus. Linneus lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the McCollum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCollum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McCollum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCollum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peavler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Peavler Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavler Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Tallman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tallman Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman Cemetery
- North Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The North Salem Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem Cemetery
- Pickerel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pickerel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel Cemetery
- Haines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Haines Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Bunch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bunch Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Winigan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #185432 <5>
- Baugher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Baugher Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugher Cemetery
- Wyant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wyant Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyant Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pulliam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cheeseman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheeseman Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseman Cemetery
- Knifong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Knifong Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifong Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Pleasantville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pleasantville Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville Cemetery
- Grantsville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Grantsville Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville Cemetery
- Pleasant View Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCollum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCollum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Winigan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- New Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Owasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Goldsberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Nind ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Sticklerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Purdin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Ethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Gifford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- South Gifford is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Yarrow ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yarrow is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarrow
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bucklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Elmer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmer is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Linneus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Milan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- New Cambria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laclede
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Novinger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
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 McCollum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Linn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCollum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Browning
- Bucklin
- Elmer
- Elmer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McCollum Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
- Ethel
- Green City
- Greencastle
- Laclede
- Linneus
- Milan
- New Cambria
- Novinger
- Purdin
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 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 McCollum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Linn 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 McCollum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722050 (McCollum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722050 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: Linn
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winigan
- Location given for McCollum Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0097471 Lon: -92.934645
- 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 Linn, 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 from Point A (ie- McCollum 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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