A visit to the Old Hanover 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 Hanover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Hanover Cemetery:
37.3337, -89.5568
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Hanover Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Hanover Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the west northwest of the Old Hanover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Hanover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Hanover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Hanover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Lorimier Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lorimier Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31349 <5>
- County Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The County Memorial Park is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memorial Park
- Hitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Ervin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ervin Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ervin Cemetery
- Heuer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Heuer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuer Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hobbs Chapel Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Minton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minton Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Cemetery
- Vangilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vangilder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vangilder Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Zierath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zierath Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zierath Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Suedekum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Suedekum Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedekum Cemetery
- Lange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lange Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lange Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Hanover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Hanover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cape Girardeau
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Scott City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Kelso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thebes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Reynoldsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Chaffee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pocahontas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burfordville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitewater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- New Hamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Diswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Oak Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crump
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Caney Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Shawneetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Gravel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
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 Hanover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Hanover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Jackson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Hanover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 Hanover Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723753 (Old Hanover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723753 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cape Girardeau
- Location given for Old Hanover Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3336617 Lon: -89.5567598
- 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 Cape Girardeau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Hanover 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |