A visit to the McHenry 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 McHenry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McHenry Cemetery:
37.8698, -90.4851
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McHenry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McHenry Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies just to the south southeast of the McHenry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McHenry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McHenry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McHenry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Herod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Highley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Highley Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highley Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- St. Francois Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francois Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francois Cemetery
- Smallpox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smallpox Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallpox Cemetery
- Workmens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Workmens Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workmens Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Nativity Holy Virgin Mary Orthodox Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #884880 <5>
- Barton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Three Rivers Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Murrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Murrill Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrill Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The Salem Methodist Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn 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 McHenry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McHenry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Esther
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Desloge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cantwell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Rivermines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Flat River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Leadington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Elvins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Park Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bonne Terre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leadwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wortham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Farmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Doe Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Hamilton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Sprott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- French Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Settletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Silver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Irondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bismarck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Jonca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Lawrenceton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Valles Mines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- French Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
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 McHenry Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McHenry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bismarck
- Bonne Terre
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Farmington
- Flat River
- Leadwood
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 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 McHenry 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 McHenry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756370 (McHenry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756370 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmington
- Location given for McHenry Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8697738 Lon: -90.4851244
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McHenry 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. |