A visit to the Ruckman Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ruckman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ruckman Cemetery (FG ID #31255).
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 Ruckman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruckman Cemetery:
37.1293, -93.6172
The Ruckman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Ruckman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ruckman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ruckman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruckman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brashers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Laney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Laney Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laney Cemetery
- Rock Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garoutte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Garoutte Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garoutte Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- St. Peters Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wade Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Chapel Cemetery
- Wann Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hitchcock Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Misemer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Summit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orange Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grammer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marionville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lindsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Squib Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Squib Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squib Cemetery
- Johns Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Johns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Chapel Cemetery
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 Ruckman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruckman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Halltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Billings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookline Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bois D'Arc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Heatonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bradfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Battlefield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Miller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Everton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hurley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willard
(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 Ruckman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruckman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Grove
- Aurora
- Billings
- Crane
- Everton
- Marionville
- Mount Vernon
- Verona
- Willard
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 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 Ruckman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Ruckman Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #31255
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725652 (Ruckman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725652 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halltown NE
- Location given for Ruckman Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.12922 Lon: -93.6171441
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ruckman 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |