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:
36.3642, -89.6540
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 Pemiscot County<2>.
The county seat for Pemiscot County is located in Caruthersville. Caruthersville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stancil Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stancil Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancil Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roher Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roher Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Arbuckle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Arbuckle Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle Cemetery
- Portageville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Portageville Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Portageville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Portageville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30952 <5>
- Teroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Teroy Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teroy Cemetery
- Dry Bayou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Bayou Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Bayou Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Atkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Meatte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Meatte Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meatte Cemetery
- Smith - Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith - Ellis Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Ellis Cemetery
- Kimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kimes Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimes Cemetery
- Averill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Averill Cemetery is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Hayward
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Stewart
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Portageville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Netherlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Netherlands is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherlands
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Conran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- Homestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Homestown is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Tiptonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Wardell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wardell
- Wardell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wardell is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Hayti
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pascola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pascola is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hayti Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Ridgely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caruthersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Owl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Owl City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Proctor City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
- Tallapoosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Howardville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Bragg City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bragg City is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Lilbourn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Risco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gideon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Peach Orchard is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
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 Pemiscot County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caruthersville
- Gideon
- Hayti
- Lilbourn
- Portageville
- Ridgely
- Tiptonville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Pemiscot 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 #725575 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725575 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: Pemiscot
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stanley
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3642317 Lon: -89.6539689
- 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 Pemiscot, 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 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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