A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDowell Cemetery:
37.6812, -90.1673
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDowell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the McDowell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McDowell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Pine Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Log Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Stone Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Mine La Motte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hand Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
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- Sebastian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
- The Sebastian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #825918 <5>
- Sebastian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30310 <5>
- Stevens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mange Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mange Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mange Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Peterman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman Cemetery
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Voelker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Voelker Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voelker 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 McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDowell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Womack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Clearwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Coffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Mine La Motte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Silver Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Junction City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fredericktown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minnith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Knob Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Cobalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jonca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Chestnut Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Millcreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Patton Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- River aux Vases
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Weingarten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Ozora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Sprott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- New Offenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 McDowell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDowell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farmington
- Fredericktown
- Perryville
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 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 McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756369 (McDowell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756369 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: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Womack
- Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6811644 Lon: -90.1673388
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDowell 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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