A visit to the Rhea 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 Rhea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rhea Cemetery:
37.9925, -94.4813
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rhea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rhea Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Nevada. Nevada lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Rhea Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rhea Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rhea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rhea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rinehart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Kaufman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kaufman Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman Cemetery
- Balltown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Balltown Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown Cemetery
- Fairview Rider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Temple Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Hume Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hume Cemetery is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Carbon Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Rhea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rhea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Metz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Metz is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Stotesbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Temple ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Temple is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
- Horton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Richards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Hume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Rich Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- New Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Home is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Hammond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Linn County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Foster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Worland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Worland is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worland
- Nyhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Nyhart is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyhart
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Fort Scott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Scott <6>
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Harwood is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
- Prairie City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prairie City is located in Bates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Pleasanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Rhea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rhea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Scott
- Foster
- Hume
- Metz
- Moundville
- Nevada
- Pleasanton
- Rich Hill
- Richards
- Walker
- Worland
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 Rhea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 Rhea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725239 (Rhea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725239 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metz
- Location given for Rhea Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9925353 Lon: -94.4813414
- 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 Vernon, 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- Rhea 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. |