A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murphy Cemetery:
37.8395, -90.3571
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murphy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Murphy Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County<2>.
The county seat for Sainte Genevieve County is located in Sainte Genevieve. Sainte Genevieve lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Murphy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Murphy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Doss Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- McClintock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McClintock Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock Cemetery
- Haile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Haile Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Methodist Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Methodist Cemetery
- Grady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grady Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady Cemetery
- Three Rivers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Three Rivers Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Zolman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zolman Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zolman Cemetery
- Black Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Masonic Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Masonic Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
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- Glenda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Glenda Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenda Cemetery
- Rudy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rudy Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy Cemetery
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chestnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
- Genevieve Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Mackley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mackley Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackley Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sprott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Chestnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Jonca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leadington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Esther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Esther is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Weingarten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- Cantwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cantwell is located in Saint Francois County
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- Flat River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
- Park Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- French Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hamilton Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Coffman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- New Offenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Rocky Ridge Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge Ranch is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Ranch
- Lawrenceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Desloge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rivermines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rivermines is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermines
- Elvins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
- Doe Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Knob Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Clearwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Bonne Terre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leadwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sainte Genevieve County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bonne Terre
- Desloge
- Elvins
- Farmington
- Flat River
- Leadwood
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 either 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Sainte Genevieve 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 Murphy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723072 (Murphy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723072 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: Ste. Genevieve
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sprott
- Location given for Murphy Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8394964 Lon: -90.3570663
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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 Sainte Genevieve, 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- Murphy 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. |
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