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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. 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 Ruckman Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.1293°   (37° 7' 45")

Lon:   -93.6172°   (-93° 37' 1")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <7>
  • Billings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <7>
  • Republic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <7>
  • Marionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clever
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <7>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
    • Stinson is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stinson
    • From the Ruckman Cemetery to Stinson
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
    • Brookline is located in Greene County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoberg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
      • Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Union City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Stone County
    • Battlefield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
      • Battlefield is located in Greene County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
    • Everton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <7>
    • Crane
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
      • Crane is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <7>
    • Hurley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
      • Hurley is located in Stone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurley <7>
    • Willard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Willard is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <7>

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.

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 helpful 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:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #725652  (Ruckman Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #725652 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: Halltown NE
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 375
    • Location given for GNIS #725652 (Ruckman Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #31255

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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' 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 Ruckman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1293, Longitude: -93.6172    
<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>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.
<6>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.
<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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