A visit to the Moontown 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 Moontown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moontown Cemetery:
38.0187, -90.5829
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Moontown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Moontown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Moontown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Moontown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Moontown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Moontown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hamman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamman Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Coles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coles Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
- Old Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Blackwell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Blackwell Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Aly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Aly Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Cemetery
- Adams / Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Buster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buster Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buster Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Politte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Politte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Politte Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Settle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Appleberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Appleberry Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleberry Cemetery
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Jarvis Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jarvis Farm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Farm Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Perret Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Perret Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perret Cemetery
- Rouggly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rouggly Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouggly Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Moontown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Moontown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blackwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Silver Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Tiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Settletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Valles Mines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cadet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- French Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Bonne Terre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Knorpp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mud Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mineral Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Flucom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Old Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Leadwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Desloge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cantwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olympian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Potosi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wortham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Elvins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Rivermines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Flat River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Esther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
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 Moontown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Moontown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonne Terre
- De Soto
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Flat River
- Leadwood
- Potosi
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 professional and volunteer 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 Moontown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Moontown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722561 (Moontown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722561 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vineland
- Location given for Moontown Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0186628 Lon: -90.5829051
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Moontown 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. |