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. 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 Heights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Russell Heights Cemetery:
37.3781, -89.6795
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Horrell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horrell Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Mogler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Gladish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gladish Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladish Cemetery
- Herzinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Herzinger Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herzinger Cemetery
- Slinkerd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Slinkerd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slinkerd Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- Eakon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eakon Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakon Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Memorial Park is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memorial Park
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)
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Millersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Oak Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cape Girardeau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Crump
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Whitewater
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Allenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Daisy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- East Cape Girardeau
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Shawneetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Laflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Chaffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seopus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Kelso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leopold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- Reynoldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Wolf Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Friedheim
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgewickville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Old Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 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
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.
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Jackson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Russell Heights 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 Heights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725684 (Russell Heights Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725684 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: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jackson
- Location given for Russell Heights Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.3781067 Lon: -89.6795397
- 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 from Point A (ie- Russell Heights 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. |