A visit to the Parson 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 Parson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parson Cemetery:
39.1392, -91.2396
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Parson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Parson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Anson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Kimler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kimler Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimler Cemetery
- Grimmett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grimmett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimmett Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Olney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Olney Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Louisville Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Louisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260395 <5>
- Kerr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Jamieson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamieson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Parson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Louisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Gamma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Ashley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Truxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Silex
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Bellflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Mackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Hawk Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Cyrene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Cave
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Eolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Bowling Green
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Curryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Tarrants
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- Troy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calumet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Vandalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Parson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellflower
- Bowling Green
- Hawk Point
- Middletown
- Silex
- Troy
- Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Parson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Parson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Parson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724056 (Parson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724056 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisville
- Location given for Parson Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1392096 Lon: -91.2395936
- 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 Lincoln, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parson 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. |