A visit to the Morocco 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 Morocco Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Morocco Cemetery:
36.7362, -90.3459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Morocco Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Morocco Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies just to the west northwest of the Morocco Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Morocco Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Morocco Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Morocco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
- The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538815 <5>
- Carpenter Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marble Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marble Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Shadle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shadle Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Hillis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis Cemetery
- Ash Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ash Hills Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Hills Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Podesva Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Podesva Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podesva Cemetery
- Hudgens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgens Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27790 <5>
- Browns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Vale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vale Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Morocco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Morocco Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kelly Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Poplar Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broseley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harviell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fisk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Oglesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Qulin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Dudley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wappapello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Neelyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fagus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Gamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Naylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Puxico
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- McDougal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 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 Morocco 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 Morocco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernie
- Campbell
- Dexter
- Poplar Bluff
- Puxico
- Qulin
- Qulin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Morocco 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 first turn to 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 Morocco 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 Morocco Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722632 (Morocco Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722632 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: 101 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanleyville
- Location given for Morocco Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7361664 Lon: -90.3459415
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morocco 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |