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A visit to the Saint Joseph 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 St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Joseph Cemetery:

38.7600, -93.5560

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

The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.

The county seat for Johnson County is located in Warrensburg. Warrensburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Knaus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Knaus Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knaus Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • Mayes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mayes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Wampler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wampler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampler Cemetery
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ellis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
  • Adams Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • LaMonte Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The LaMonte Cemetery is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMonte Cemetery
    • The LaMonte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • La Monte Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29726 <5>
  • Hocker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hocker Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocker Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
    • Rabourn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rabourn Cemetery is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabourn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rabourn Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of Sedalia.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31031 <5>
    • Craighead Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Craighead Cemetery is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craighead Cemetery
    • Rothwell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Rothwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothwell Cemetery
    • Old Hickory Point Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Botts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Botts Cemetery is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
    • Roop Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Roop Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roop Cemetery
    • Warrensburg Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Warrensburg Memorial Gardens is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg Memorial Gardens
      • The Warrensburg Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Memorial Gardens
    • Fickas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Fickas Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickas Cemetery
    • Payne Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne 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 St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Knob Noster
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Valley City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley City is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
  • La Monte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Warrensburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunksburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dunksburg is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunksburg
  • Henrietta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Henrietta is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Cornelia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornelia is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Green Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Leeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Leeton is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Bowen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bowen is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
  • Houstonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Houstonia is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Emma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Emma is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emma <6>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Windsor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hughesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Hughesville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
    • Concordia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Greendoor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Greendoor is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendoor
    • Centerview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Sweet Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Georgetown is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Aullville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Aullville is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Sedalia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tedieville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Tedieville is located in Pettis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
    • Columbus
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Columbus is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus

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 St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Johnson 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 St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #725797  (Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725797 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: Johnson
      • Est. Elev: 236 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Knob Noster
      • Location given for Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.760013     Lon: -93.5560458
      • 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 Johnson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Joseph 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.