A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
37.8395, -90.9990
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Palmer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palmer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sitton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Hazel Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hazel Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Creek Cemetery
- Joseph Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Joseph Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Chapel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Jenkins Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cresswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Jinkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jinkerson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinkerson Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Whitby - Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunlight Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- Shirley Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Horton Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Berryman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Czar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Belgrade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Davisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Viburnum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Bixby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Potosi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mineral Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Aptus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Boss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Belleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Irondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Mines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Scotia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Elaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Mud Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
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 Palmer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleview
- Caledonia
- Potosi
- Viburnum
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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1759795 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1759795 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmer
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8394904 Lon: -90.9990223
- 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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palmer 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. |