A visit to the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Preston Cemetery:
37.8026, -89.8332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Preston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Preston Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Perryville. Perryville lies just to the south southwest of the Preston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Preston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nativity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nativity Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nativity Cemetery
- Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Home Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Perryville.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29496 <5>
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Perryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30327 <5>
- St. Marys of the Barrens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedenberg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friedenberg Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedenberg Cemetery
- Stump Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stump Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Baptist Shed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Shed Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Shed Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
- Hindman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hindman Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Tindall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tindall Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fulford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulford Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford Cemetery
- Draves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Draves Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draves Cemetery
- Grah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grah Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grah Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns 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 Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sereno
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- McBride
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Lithium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Perryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Menard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Mary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Kaskaskia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Dozaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Eureka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farrar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Silver Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Degognia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Leanderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Ozora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Minnith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Welge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Quarry Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Millheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Biehle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Brazeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- New Palestine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
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 Preston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Perryville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724916 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724916 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Belgique
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8025528 Lon: -89.8331634
- 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 Perry, 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 from Point A (ie- Preston 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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