A visit to the McPike 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 McPike Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McPike Cemetery:
39.8834, -91.6382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McPike Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McPike Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Palmyra. Palmyra lies just to the southeast of the McPike Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McPike Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the McPike Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McPike Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Maywood.
- Little Union Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Maywood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maywood Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Crane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
- The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223766 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Briscoe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Cason Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Cason Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cason Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Gottman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Gottman Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gottman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McPike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McPike Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Philadelphia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Nelsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nelsonville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
- Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Ewing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Argola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argola is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argola
- Sellers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sellers is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Emden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
- Helton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Helton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Quincy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Grange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marblehead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Rensselaer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Monroe City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hannibal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Court Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Court Village is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Court Village
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 McPike Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McPike Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Durham
- Hannibal
- La Grange
- Lewistown
- Monroe City
- Palmyra
- Philadelphia
- Quincy
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 McPike Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 McPike Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722169 (McPike Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722169 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Durham
- Location given for McPike Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8833775 Lon: -91.6382147
- 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McPike 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. |