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A visit to the Russell Heights Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Russell Heights Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Russell Heights Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.3781°   (37° 22' 41")

Lon:   -89.6795°   (-89° 40' 46")

The Russell Heights Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County<2>.

The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the east of the Russell Heights Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Russell Heights Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Russell Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Horrell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Horrell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Mogler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mogler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mogler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mogler Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Summers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Summers Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • McGuire Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGuire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGuire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKendree Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKendree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKendree Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Beach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beach Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Hitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Russell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
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    • Byrd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Ramsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ramsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Gladish Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gladish Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Herzinger Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herzinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herzinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Herzinger Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Slinkerd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slinkerd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slinkerd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slinkerd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Zion UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion UMC Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Eakon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eakon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eakon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eakon Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Hitt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Hitt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • County Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Memorial Park is located in Cape Girardeau County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Russell Heights Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Russell Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jackson
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
  • Gordonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Leemon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
    • Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Millersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
    • Millersville is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <5>
  • Burfordville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dutchtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dutchtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
    • Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <5>
  • Cape Girardeau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>
  • Gravel Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
    • Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Crump
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
  • Whitewater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
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    • Allenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Daisy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Delta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
    • East Cape Girardeau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Cape Girardeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
      • East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Shawneetown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
      • Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Laflin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laflin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
      • Laflin is located in Bollinger County
    • Chaffee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaffee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
      • Chaffee is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaffee <5>
    • Scott City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
      • Scott City is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott City <5>
    • Seopus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
      • Seopus is located in Bollinger County
    • Cliff ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
      • Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Kelso
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <5>
    • McClure
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • McClure is located in Alexander County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <5>
    • Leopold
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leopold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
      • Leopold is located in Bollinger County
    • Reynoldsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
    • Wolf Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Union County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolf Lake <5>
    • Friedheim
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedheim have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedheim
      • Friedheim is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedheim <5>
    • Sedgewickville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
      • Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Old Appleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
      • Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people

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 Heights 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 Heights 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 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 Heights 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 Russell Heights Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #725684  (Russell Heights Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #725684 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: Jackson
    • County: Cape Girardeau         Elev: 132
    • Location given for GNIS #725684 (Russell Heights Cemetery)

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

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Russell Heights Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3781, Longitude: -89.6795       In this case, the coordinates for the Russell Heights Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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