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A visit to the Mossy 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 Mossy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mossy 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 Mossy Cemetery

Lat:   38.2556°   (38° 15' 20")

Lon:   -93.1802°   (-93° 10' 48")

The Mossy Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Warsaw. Warsaw lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Mossy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mossy Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Yeager Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeager Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeager Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yeager Union Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Hastain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hastain Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Noel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Noel Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Schaeffer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schaeffer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schaeffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Schaeffer Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Failer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Failer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Failer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Failer Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Edmonson Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmonson Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmonson Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edmonson Baptist Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Feaster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Feaster Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turkey Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turkey Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Pate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pate Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Big Buffalo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Buffalo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Buffalo Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Mt. Hulda Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hulda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hulda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hulda Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Belleview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belleview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belleview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belleview Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Cable Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cable Ridge Cemetery is located in Camden County
    • Chehaski Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chehaski Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chehaski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chehaski Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Bird Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bird Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Benton County
    • Knobby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knobby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knobby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knobby Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Frisch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisch Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Frisch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Frisch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
      • The Frisch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boylers Mill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mossy Cemetery.

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

  • Edmonson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Edmonson is located in Benton County
  • Edwards
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Benton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <6>
  • Warsaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Climax Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax Springs
    • Climax Springs is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax Springs <6>
  • Lincoln
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tackner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tackner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
  • Cole Camp
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Avery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Hickory County
  • Cross Timbers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Barnumton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnumton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumton
    • Barnumton is located in Camden County
  • Stover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover
    • Stover is located in Morgan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stover <6>
  • Palo Pinto
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Pinto
    • Palo Pinto is located in Benton County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Racket
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
      • Racket is located in Benton County
    • Ionia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Ionia is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Mora
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Benton County
    • Laurie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie
      • Laurie is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurie <6>
    • Gravois Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Tightwad
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tightwad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Preston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <6>
    • Versailles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
      • Versailles is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <6>
    • Hermitage
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <6>
    • Sunrise Beach
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
      • Sunrise Beach is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach <6>
    • Yolo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yolo
      • Yolo is located in Henry County
    • Spring Fork
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Fork
      • Spring Fork is located in Pettis County

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 Mossy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Mossy 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 Mossy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #722681  (Mossy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #722681 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: Lakeview Heights
    • County: Benton         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #722681 (Mossy 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 Benton, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mossy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2556, Longitude: -93.1802       In this case, the coordinates for the Mossy 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>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.
<6>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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