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A visit to the Old Busby 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 Old Busby Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.4717°   (40° 28' 18")

Lon:   -93.3474°   (-93° 20' 50")

The Old Busby Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.

The county seat for Putnam County is located in Unionville. Unionville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Old Busby Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Busby Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Anderson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Ravanna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Sprigg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprigg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprigg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sprigg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Wyreka Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyreka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyreka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wyreka Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Powersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powersville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powersville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Lowery Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Putnam County
  • Greer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greer Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Duree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duree Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
  • Edmond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Weisner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weisner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weisner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weisner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Busby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Busby Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Center Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
      • The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Torrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
    • Medicineville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicineville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Medicineville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicineville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicineville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Laughlin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laughlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laughlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Alley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Mercer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mercer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mercer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Underwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Collins Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • 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 Mercer County
    • Brackett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brackett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Banta Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Busby Cemetery.

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

  • Lucerne
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
    • Lucerne is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Powersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
    • Powersville is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Ravanna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
    • Ravanna is located in Mercer County
  • Newtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Saint John
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint John. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Putnam County
  • Mercer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • South Lineville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
    • South Lineville is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
  • Clio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Lineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pollock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Genoa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
    • Allerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
      • Allerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <5>
    • Morgan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morgan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
    • Osgood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Osgood is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Boynton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boynton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Sullivan County
    • Unionville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Unionville is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
    • Seymour
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Wayne County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <5>
    • Corydon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
      • Corydon is located in Wayne County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <5>
    • Spickard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
      • Spickard is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <5>
    • Woodland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)

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 Old Busby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Busby 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 Old Busby Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #723718  (Old Busby Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #723718 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: Lucerne
    • County: Putnam         Elev: 297
    • Location given for GNIS #723718 (Old Busby 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 Putnam, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Busby Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4717, Longitude: -93.3474       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Busby 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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