A visit to the Melton 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 Melton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melton Cemetery:
36.6559, -90.4109
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Melton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Melton Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies just to the north of the Melton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Melton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Melton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Hvam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hvam Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hvam Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Black Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Hillis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Morocco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morocco Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Shadle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shadle Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sheppard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill Cemetery
- Dickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Hudgens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgens Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Coon Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Coon Island Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island Cemetery
- Carola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Carola Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carola Cemetery
- Qulin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Qulin Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
- The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538815 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harviell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kelly Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oglesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Neelyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broseley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Qulin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fairdealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Naylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Fagus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Gamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Moark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Fisk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Oxly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- McDougal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Pollard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Melton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Melton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbell
- Corning
- Doniphan
- Piggott
- Poplar Bluff
- Qulin
- Qulin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Melton 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 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Melton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722210 (Melton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722210 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 97 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harviell
- Location given for Melton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6558897 Lon: -90.4109428
- 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 Butler, 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- Melton 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. |