A visit to the Plunk 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 Plunk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plunk Cemetery:
36.5651, -90.9271
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plunk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plunk Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.
The county seat for Ripley County is located in Doniphan. Doniphan lies just to the northeast of the Plunk Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Plunk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plunk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Kennon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kennon Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennon Cemetery
- Ponder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ponder Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder Cemetery
- Old Ponder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Ponder Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ponder Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Mizell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Murrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Murrell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
- Dizmang Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dizmang Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizmang Cemetery
- Gartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gartman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Towles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towles Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Glaze Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Glaze Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glaze Creek Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Maynard (AR).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54041 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Plunk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plunk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ponder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Supply
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Briar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Doniphan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Middlebrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Warm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Current View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Gatewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Maynard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Spikes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
- Ingram
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Calm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calm is located in Oregon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Hamil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Success
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Oxly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Bardley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Elm Store
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Spring Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Attica is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Brockett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Reyno
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Datto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Gamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
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 Plunk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plunk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Plunk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ripley 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 Plunk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #753668 (Plunk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #753668 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: Ripley
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poynor
- Location given for Plunk Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5650602 Lon: -90.9270686
- 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 Ripley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Plunk 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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