A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
38.9101, -90.9624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the north of the Ross Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Frieden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Frieden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieden Cemetery
- Metcall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Metcall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcall Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Troy City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Troy City Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy City Cemetery
- Indian Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Indian Camp Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Camp Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29497 <5>
- Edward Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Davis Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Guthrie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Mumford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mumford Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Slavens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Slavens Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavens Cemetery
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Rybolt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rybolt Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rybolt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moscow Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Wright City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foristell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fountain N' Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Wentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Davis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Josephville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Hawk Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Old Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Argentville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- New Melle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Saint Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pendleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Silex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- O'Fallon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cap au Gris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Foley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hawk Point
- Lake Saint Louis
- O'Fallon
- Silex
- Troy
- Wright City
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 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2585187 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2585187 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.910077 Lon: -90.9623788
- 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 Lincoln, 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- Ross 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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