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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. 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 Proffer Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   37.2809°   (37° 16' 51")

Lon:   -89.8276°   (-89° 49' 39")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spivey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spivey Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Stoder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stoder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Stroderville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroderville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroderville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stroderville Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Borneman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borneman Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Borneman Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Borneman Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27674 <6>
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
  • Passover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Passover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Passover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Passover Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Crader Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crader Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crader Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crader Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
  • Mansion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mansion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mansion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mansion Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
  • Proffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proffer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Proffer Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gartung Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gartung Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gartung Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gartung Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • McGuire Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Lessley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lessley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lessley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lessley Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
    • Perkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
    • Allenville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allenville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allenville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allenville Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Kinder Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinder Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kinder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Zion UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Whitewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Laflin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
    • Laflin is located in Bollinger County
  • Leopold
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leopold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
    • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
  • Allenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
    • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Gravel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Burfordville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cliff ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
    • Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <7>
  • Gordonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Marble Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
    • Marble Hill is located in Bollinger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Hill <7>
  • Green Cox
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Cox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cox
    • Green Cox is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dutchtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
      • Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
    • Seopus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
      • Seopus is located in Bollinger County
    • Randles
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Randles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
      • Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Millersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
      • Millersville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <7>
    • Chaffee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
      • Chaffee is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <7>
    • Jackson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <7>
    • Glenallen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenallen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
      • Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Caney Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
      • Caney Creek is located in Scott County
    • Advance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Painton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Painton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
    • Perkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Scott County

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.

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #743287 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: Burfordville
    • County: Cape Girardeau         Elev: 135
    • Location given for GNIS #743287 (Proffer 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Proffer Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2809, Longitude: -89.8276       In this case, the coordinates for the Proffer Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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