A visit to the McMurphy 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 McMurphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McMurphy Cemetery:
36.6789, -90.0431
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McMurphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McMurphy Cemetery is located in Stoddard County<2>.
The county seat for Stoddard County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the McMurphy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McMurphy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McMurphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McMurphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Summer Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Malden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145191 <5>
- Poplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplin Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplin Cemetery
- Bernie Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernie Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bernie Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bernie.
- The Bernie Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bernie Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #165582 <5>
- Stevens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Armstead Dowdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ezell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowdy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Elder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Elder Cemetery is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller 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 McMurphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McMurphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bernie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dudley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Malden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fisk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broseley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Qulin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Essex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Wrightsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- LaValle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Penermon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Risco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oglesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Fagus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Saint Francis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Clarkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Gideon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Grayridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Rombauer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
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 McMurphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stoddard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McMurphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernie
- Bloomfield
- Campbell
- Clarkton
- Dexter
- Essex
- Gideon
- Malden
- Parma
- Parma lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the McMurphy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Qulin
- Qulin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the McMurphy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Qulin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
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 McMurphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Stoddard 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 McMurphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722165 (McMurphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722165 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: Stoddard
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Powe
- Location given for McMurphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6789444 Lon: -90.0431497
- 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 Stoddard, 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 from Point A (ie- McMurphy 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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