A visit to the Organ 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 Organ Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Organ Cemetery:
36.2678, -89.5801
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Organ Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Organ Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County<2>.
The county seat for Pemiscot County is located in Caruthersville. Caruthersville lies just to the southwest of the Organ Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Organ Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Organ Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Organ Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mooring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Hornridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hornridge Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hornridge Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ridgely (TN).
- The Hornridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13626 <5>
- Stancil Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stancil Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancil Cemetery
- Dry Bayou Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dry Bayou Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Bayou Cemetery
- Averill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Averill Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill Cemetery
- Ridgely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ridgely Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Madie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Madie Cemetery is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madie Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Speers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Speers Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Little Prairie Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Caruthersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29867 <5>
- Maple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Caruthersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29983 <5>
- Morgan Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Ridge Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Caruthersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30275 <5>
- Cunningham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Obion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
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 Organ Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Organ Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Caruthersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Hayti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Owl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Tiptonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Netherlands
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Hayti Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Boothspoint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
- Bogota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bogota is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Hayward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Proctor City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Ayers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Portageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pascola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Samburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Wardell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Homestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Braggadocio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggadocio
- Conran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Mengelwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Meacham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Finley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finley is located in Dyer County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Hornbeak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Organ Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pemiscot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Organ Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Hayti
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
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 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 Organ Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pemiscot 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 Organ Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723845 (Organ Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723845 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: Pemiscot
- Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mooring
- Location given for Organ Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2678453 Lon: -89.5800777
- 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 Pemiscot, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Organ 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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