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. 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 Old Busby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Busby Cemetery:
40.4717, -93.3474
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>
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 .
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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)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ravanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ravanna Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna Cemetery
- Sprigg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sprigg Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprigg Cemetery
- Wyreka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wyreka Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyreka Cemetery
- Powersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Powersville Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Duree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Duree Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duree Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Weisner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Weisner Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisner Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicineville Cemetery
- Medicineville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Medicineville Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicineville Cemetery
- Laughlin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Laughlin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Mercer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mercer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Brackett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackett Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Powersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Ravanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Newtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint John
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- 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)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Clio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hodge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pollock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pollock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Allerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Morgan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Boynton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Unionville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seymour
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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.
- Allerton
- Clio
- Clio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Busby Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Corydon
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Mercer
- Pollock
- Powersville
- Princeton
- Ravanna
- Seymour
- Spickard
- Unionville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old Busby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Old Busby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723718 (Old Busby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723718 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lucerne
- Location given for Old Busby Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.4716774 Lon: -93.3474378
- 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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Busby 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |