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A visit to the Mendota Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mendota Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mendota Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mendota Cemetery

Lat:   40.5614°   (40° 33' 41")

Lon:   -92.8944°   (-92° 53' 39")

The Mendota Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Unionville. Unionville lies just to the southwest of the Mendota Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mendota Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mendota Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Friendship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Bozwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bozwell Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94313 <5>
  • Baker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264908 <5>
  • Shipley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shipley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Shoney Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shoney Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Cincinnati (IA).
    • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Greenwood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94719 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Summers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Berry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Berry Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Zoar Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Exline Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Exline Cemetery
      • The Exline Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • The Exline Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169487 <5>
    • Adamson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamson Cemetery
      • The Adamson Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • The Adamson Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roanoke Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2367351 <5>
    • Hism Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hism Cemetery
      • The Hism Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • The Hism Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Monroe Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989703 <5>
    • Porter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • The Porter Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grandview Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281596 <5>
    • Motto Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Motto Cemetery
      • The Motto Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • The Motto Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Adams Cemetery
      • Cooley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95507 <5>
    • Hibbsville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingston Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Anders Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anders Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • McCune Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCune Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCune Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCune Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chapel Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Bratcher Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bratcher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bratcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bratcher Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Dean Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dean Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simmons Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96273 <5>

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 Mendota Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mendota Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mendota
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mendota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Mendota is located in Putnam County
  • Pearl City
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Pearl City is located in Putnam County
  • Cincinnati
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Exline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
    • Exline is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <7>
  • Numa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
    • Numa is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • Coal City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
    • Coal City is located in Appanoose County (IA)
  • Livonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Livonia is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Centerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <7>
  • Genoa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Jerome
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jerome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Jerome is located in Appanoose County (IA)
  • Sunshine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Appanoose County (IA)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Brazil
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
      • Brazil is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Pennville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pennville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Sullivan County
    • Coatsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
      • Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
    • Moulton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
      • Moulton is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
    • Seymour
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Wayne County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <7>
    • Worthington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Clarkdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
      • Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Plano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <7>
    • Saint John
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
      • Saint John is located in Putnam County
    • Mystic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Julesburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Julesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
      • Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
    • Glenwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
    • Orleans
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Appanoose County (IA)
    • Rathbun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rathbun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
      • Rathbun is located in Appanoose County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people

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 Mendota Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mendota Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mendota Cemetery:

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 Mendota Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #722231  (Mendota Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #722231 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mendota
    • County: Putnam         Elev: 297
    • Location given for GNIS #722231 (Mendota Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Putnam, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mendota Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5614, Longitude: -92.8944       In this case, the coordinates for the Mendota Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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