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A visit to the Old Japan 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 Japan Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Japan Cemetery:

38.2495, -91.3399

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Japan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Japan Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Union. Union lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Japan Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Japan Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Japan Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
  • Martin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Mitchell Cemetery of Japan
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Holy Martyrs of Japan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Renick Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Renick Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick Family Cemetery
    • The Renick Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Renick Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568220 <5>
  • Ruwwe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ruwwe Cemetery is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruwwe Cemetery
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rommelmann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Helms Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Bacon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bacon Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bacon Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Bourbon.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27409 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Baker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • McCallister Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The McCallister Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallister Cemetery
    • Morris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
    • Carr Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carr Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
    • Walker Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
    • Gerth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gerth Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerth Cemetery
    • Boone Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boone Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Creek Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
    • New Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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 Japan Cemetery.

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

  • Boone ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Boone is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Japan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Japan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
  • Strain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Strain is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
  • Argo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Argo is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
  • Oak Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Elmont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Elmont is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
  • Champion City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Champion City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
  • Bem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bem is located in Gasconade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
  • Bourbon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Cloud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • West Sullivan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Sullivan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Leasburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rosebud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Oak Grove has also been known as:
      • Oak Grove Village
    • Gerald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Owensville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jake Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
    • Stanton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Redbird
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Redbird is located in Gasconade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
    • Cuba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
    • Charmwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Charmwood is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
    • Greenstreet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenstreet is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenstreet
    • Leslie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leslie is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Caseyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Caseyville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Miramiguoa Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Beaufort
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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 Japan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Japan Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Japan Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #723757  (Old Japan Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723757 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: Franklin
      • Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Argo
      • Location given for Old Japan Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.2494924     Lon: -91.3398726
      • 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 Franklin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Japan 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.