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A visit to the Prior 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 Prior Cemetery ...

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

37.0073, -92.3110

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

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

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Prior Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prior Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Prior Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Livingston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Livingston Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
  • Vanzant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Vanzant Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant Cemetery
  • Clifty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Clifty Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty Cemetery
  • Strunk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Strunk Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk Cemetery
  • Penner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Penner Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penner Cemetery
  • Stark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Stark Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
  • Call-Sprague Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 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>
  • Clever Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Clever Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever Creek Cemetery
  • Tedrick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Tedrick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrick Cemetery
  • Bittick Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Bittick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittick Cemetery
  • Ryan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
  • Mt. Harmon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Swede Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Swede Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery
    • Helum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Helum Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helum Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Shores Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shores Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
    • Rutherford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prior Cemetery.

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

  • Vanzant
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Drury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Drury is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Buckhart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Buckhart is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
  • Mountain Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gentryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Gentryville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
  • Dunn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Former name for Dunn:
    • Impo
  • Macomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Macomb is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Olathia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Olathia is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
  • Richville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Richville is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Cabool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Trail
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Trail is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
    • Dora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sargent
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Mansfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brixey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Brixey is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
    • Ava
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Ava is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <6>
    • Siloam Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • Willow Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Squires
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Squires is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
    • Wasola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wasola is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
    • Almartha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Almartha is located in Ozark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
    • Burnham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Hartville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bendavis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bendavis is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis

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 Prior 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 Prior 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 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 Prior 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 Prior Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #724938  (Prior Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724938 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: 371 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mountain Grove South
      • Location given for Prior Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0072763     Lon: -92.3109946
      • 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- Prior 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.