A visit to the Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
38.6825, -93.2544
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Park is located in Pettis County<2>.
The county seat for Pettis County is located in Sedalia. Sedalia lies just to the northeast of the Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Quisenberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Quisenberry Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quisenberry Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland Sacred Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sedalia City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28278 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Abell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Abell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Botts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Botts Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Smithton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Smithton Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton Cemetery
- Craighead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Craighead Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- Rabourn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Rabourn Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Sedalia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <5>
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sedalia.
- The Providence Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975166 <5>
- Lee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- LaMonte Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The LaMonte Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMonte Cemetery
- The LaMonte Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Monte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29726 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Hickory Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Creek Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- High Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The High Point Cemetery is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Sedalia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Spring Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Fork is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
- Smithton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Green Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Hughesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hughesville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Mora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mora is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
- La Monte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ionia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ionia is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Clifton City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton City
- Otterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cole Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Houstonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Longwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florence is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Tedieville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Windsor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Noster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harriston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harriston is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriston
- Marshall Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Junction
- Dunksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Bowen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Lincoln
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pettis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Georgetown
- Green Ridge
- Houstonia
- Knob Noster
- La Monte
- Lincoln
- Otterville
- Sedalia
- Windsor
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pettis 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722223 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722223 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: Pettis
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sedalia West
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6825166 Lon: -93.2543731
- 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 Pettis, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memorial Park) 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. |