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A visit to the Penner 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 Penner Cemetery ...

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

36.9803, -92.2527

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

The Penner Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the west of the Penner Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Penner Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Penner Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clifty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Clifty Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty Cemetery
  • Vanzant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Vanzant Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant Cemetery
  • Prior Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prior Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior Cemetery
  • Bittick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Bittick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittick Cemetery
  • Livingston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
  • Call-Sprague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Call-Sprague Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call-Sprague Cemetery
    • The Call-Sprague Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Call Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27881 <5>
  • Tedrick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tedrick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrick Cemetery
  • Strunk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Strunk Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Pleasant Mound Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Clever Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Clever Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
    • Swede Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Swede Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Blanche Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Innman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Innman Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innman Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Penner Cemetery.

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

  • Vanzant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Drury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Buckhart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Richville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Gentryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Mountain Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Dunn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dunn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Former name for Dunn:
    • Impo
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cabool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trail
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Trail is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Dora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Sterling ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sterling is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sargent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Rockbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Springs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Macomb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Macomb is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Olathia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Siloam Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • Burnham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Brixey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brixey is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey

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 Penner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Penner 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 Penner Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Penner Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #751540  (Penner Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #751540 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: Douglas
      • Est. Elev: 329 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vanzant
      • Location given for Penner Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.9803325     Lon: -92.2526597
      • 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 Douglas, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Penner 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.