A visit to the Military 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 Military Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Military Cemetery:
36.7059, -90.5890
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Military Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Military Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Military Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Military Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Military Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dickens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- Lone Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lone Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Hill Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Houts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Houts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houts Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woolard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woolard Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolard Cemetery
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- Gum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gum Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Cemetery
- McCluskey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McCluskey Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCluskey Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Hudgens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgens Cemetery
- Sparkman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparkman Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Military Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairdealing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Harviell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Naylor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Kelly Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Neelyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Grandin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Current View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
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- Current View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Oglesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Ellsinore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Success
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Williamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Broseley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rombauer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Corning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Qulin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Briar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- McDougal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Fisk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Datto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Fagus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
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 Military 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 Military Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Doniphan
- Ellsinore
- Grandin
- Poplar Bluff
- Qulin
- Qulin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Military Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Qulin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Williamsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Military 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 Military Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722317 (Military Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722317 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: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairdealing
- Location given for Military Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7058892 Lon: -90.589005
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Military 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |