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A visit to the Mount Joy Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Joy Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Mt. Joy Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Joy Cemetery

Lat:   39.6131°   (39° 36' 47")

Lon:   -91.9035°   (-91° 54' 12")

The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Paris. Paris lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Joy Cemetery .

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 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Monroe County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Joy Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.

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

    • Stoutsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakenan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
      • Lakenan is located in Shelby County
    • Hunnewell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Goss
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
      • Goss is located in Monroe County
    • Kendall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
      • Kendall is located in Shelby County
    • Monroe City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Shelbina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
      • Shelbina is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <4>
    • Granville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
      • Granville is located in Monroe County
    • Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
      • Paris is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
    • Florida
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Emden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Shelby County
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • The Landing
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
        • The Landing is located in Ralls County
      • Holliday
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holliday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
        • Holliday is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Greenlawn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
        • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
      • Lentner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
        • Lentner is located in Shelby County
      • Shelbyville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
        • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Woodlawn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • Woodlawn is located in Monroe County
      • Santa Fe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
        • Santa Fe is located in Monroe County
      • Perry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
        • Perry is located in Ralls County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
      • Philadelphia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
        • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
      • Madison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

    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 Mt. Joy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Worland Jarboe Hamilton Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Worland Jarboe Hamilton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Worland Jarboe Hamilton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worland Jarboe Hamilton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177168 <7>
    • Lasley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lasley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasley Cemetery
    • Crutcher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crutcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crutcher Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crutcher Cemetery
    • Jeter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jeter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jeter Cemetery
    • Collins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Hunnewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunnewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunnewell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunnewell Cemetery
    • Stoutsville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stoutsville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stoutsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Stoutsville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoutsville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139694 <7>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Crooked Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Bowers Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Scobee Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scobee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scobee Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scobee Cemetery
      • Hawkins Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
      • St. Jude Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The St. Jude Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Jude Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Monroe City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jude Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969154 <7>
      • Holy Rosary Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • St. Judes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Judes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Judes Cemetery is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Judes Cemetery
      • Shelbina Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelbina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shelbina Cemetery is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelbina Cemetery
      • Boomer Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boomer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Boomer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boomer Cemetery
      • Walnut Grove Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery

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

    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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #722775  (Mount Joy Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #722775 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: Goss
      • County: Monroe         Elev: 214
      • Location given for GNIS #722775 (Mount Joy 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Joy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6131, Longitude: -91.9035       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Joy Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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