A visit to the Russell 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 Russell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Cemetery:
37.4434, -89.6668
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Russell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south of the Russell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Russell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Russell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Horrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horrell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horrell Cemetery
- Clippard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clippard Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clippard Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Mogler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mogler Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogler Cemetery
- The Mogler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cane Creek Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30244 <5>
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Russell Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Russell Heights Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Heights Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Darby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Darby Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
- Apple Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Apple Creek Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Fulbright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Gladish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gladish Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladish Cemetery
- Herzinger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Herzinger Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herzinger Cemetery
- Slinkerd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Slinkerd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinkerd Cemetery
- Vangilder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vangilder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vangilder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jackson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shawneetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Burfordville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Gravel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Cape Girardeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Uniontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Friedheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Wolf Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frohna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Seopus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Crump
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- East Cape Girardeau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Biehle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Sedgewickville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Whitewater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Grand Tower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brazeau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
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 Russell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Russell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cape Girardeau
- Grand Tower
- Jackson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 Russell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725683 (Russell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725683 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jackson
- Location given for Russell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4433838 Lon: -89.6667632
- 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 Cape Girardeau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Russell 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. |