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A visit to the Pettit Cemetery ...


The location of the Pettit Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pettit Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.3411°   (40° 20' 27")

Lon:   -92.2235°   (-92° 13' 24")

The Pettit Cemetery is located in Scotland County<2>.

The county seat for Scotland County is located in Memphis. Memphis lies just to the north northeast of the Pettit Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Pettit Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Scotland County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pettit Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pettit Cemetery.

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

    • Greensburg
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
      • Greensburg is located in Knox County
    • Unity
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Scotland County
    • Baring
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baring
      • Baring is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baring <4>
    • Rutledge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Memphis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Knox County
    • South Gorin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorin
      • South Gorin is located in Scotland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Gorin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorin
      • Gorin is located in Scotland County
    • Edina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Edina is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <4>
    • Downing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Downing is located in Schuyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Hurdland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
      • Hurdland is located in Knox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Colony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Knox County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Arbela
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbela have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
        • Arbela is located in Scotland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbela <4>
      • Clifton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Clifton is located in Schuyler County
      • Brashear
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
        • Brashear is located in Adair County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
      • Wyaconda
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyaconda
        • Wyaconda is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Granger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
        • Granger is located in Scotland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Knox City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox City
        • Knox City is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox City <4>
      • Forest Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Springs
        • Forest Springs is located in Knox County
      • Queen City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
        • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
      • Greentop
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

    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 Pettit Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scotland County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Pettit Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Frogge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frogge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frogge Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frogge Cemetery
    • Forrester Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forrester Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrester Cemetery
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
    • Greensburg Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greensburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greensburg Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greensburg Cemetery
    • Slocum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slocum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slocum Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slocum Cemetery
    • Cunningham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cunningham Cemetery
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • St. Aioysius Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aioysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Aioysius Cemetery is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aioysius Cemetery
    • McGrady Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGrady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGrady Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGrady Cemetery
    • Pauline Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pauline Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pauline Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Rutledge.
      • The Pauline Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rutledge Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauline Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30782 <6>
    • Indian Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Scotland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Creek Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bridge Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Creek Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Memphis Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Buskirk Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buskirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buskirk Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buskirk Cemetery
      • Lancaster Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Baker Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
      • Ewing Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ewing Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewing Cemetery
      • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Conyers Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Conyers Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conyers Cemetery
      • Clark Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clark Cemetery is located in Scotland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery

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

    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 Pettit Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #724269  (Pettit Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #724269 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Greensburg
      • County: Scotland         Elev: 237
      • Location given for GNIS #724269 (Pettit Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

    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 Scotland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pettit Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3411, Longitude: -92.2235       In this case, the coordinates for the Pettit Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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