A visit to the Proffer 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 Proffer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Proffer Cemetery:
37.2809, -89.8276
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Proffer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Proffer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Proffer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Proffer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Proffer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Proffer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spivey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Spivey Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Cemetery
- Stoder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stoder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoder Cemetery
- Stroderville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stroderville Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroderville Cemetery
- Borneman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Passover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Passover Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passover Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Crader Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crader Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crader Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Mansion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mansion Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansion Cemetery
- Proffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Proffer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffer Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gartung Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gartung Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartung Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Lessley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lessley Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Allenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Proffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Proffer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crump
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Whitewater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Laflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Leopold
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Allenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Gravel Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Burfordville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Gordonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Marble Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lutesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Green Cox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
- Dutchtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Seopus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Randles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Millersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chaffee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glenallen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Caney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Painton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Painton is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
- Perkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Perkins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
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 Proffer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Proffer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Advance
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Jackson
- Lutesville
- Marble Hill
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 Proffer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 Proffer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #743287 (Proffer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743287 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burfordville
- Location given for Proffer Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2808862 Lon: -89.8275966
- 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 Cape Girardeau, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Proffer 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. |