A visit to the Mercer 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 Mercer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mercer Cemetery:
40.4989, -93.5324
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the south southwest of the Mercer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mercer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mercer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Duree Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duree Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Girdner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Girdner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdner Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Hollers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollers Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollers Cemetery
- Middle Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Middle Point Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Weisner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weisner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisner Cemetery
- Yingling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Yingling Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yingling Cemetery
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- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Ravanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Laughlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- South Lineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gatliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gatliff Cemetery is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatliff Cemetery
- Elm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Princeton Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen 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 Mercer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mercer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mercer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ravanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- South Lineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Lineville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Burrows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
- Lucerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Powersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Pleasanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Cainsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Newtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Modena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Akron is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Harris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spickard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davis City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davis City is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Mount Moriah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Saint John
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
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 Mercer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mercer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Blythedale
- Cainsville
- Clio
- Clio lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mercer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Davis City
- Leon
- Leon lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mercer Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Pleasanton
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Spickard
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 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 Mercer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 Mercer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722236 (Mercer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722236 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Mercer Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4988977 Lon: -93.5324424
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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 Mercer, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mercer 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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