A visit to the McCreary 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 McCreary Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCreary Cemetery:
37.9417, -90.4179
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCreary Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCreary Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of the McCreary Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCreary 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 McCreary Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCreary Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byington Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byington Cemetery
- Pigg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pigg Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigg Cemetery
- DeGrant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The DeGrant Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeGrant Cemetery
- Kerlagon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kerlagon Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerlagon Cemetery
- Mostiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mostiller Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mostiller Cemetery
- St. Anne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anne Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anne Cemetery
- Perret Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perret Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perret Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Methodist Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Mackley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mackley Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jenning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenning Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenning Cemetery
- Rouggly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rouggly Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouggly Cemetery
- Herod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Three Rivers Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Bequette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bequette Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bequette Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCreary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCreary Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- French Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Desloge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Esther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Sprott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Silver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Bonne Terre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rivermines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Flat River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valles Mines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elvins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Park Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jonca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Settletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Leadwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Chestnut Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weingarten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Bloomsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flucom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
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 McCreary Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCreary Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonne Terre
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Farmington
- Flat River
- Leadwood
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 McCreary Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Francois 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 McCreary Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756368 (McCreary Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756368 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: St. Francois
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: French Village
- Location given for McCreary Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9417191 Lon: -90.4179012
- 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 Saint Francois, 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- McCreary 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. |