A visit to the Scott 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 Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scott Cemetery:
37.8048, -91.6429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scott Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Scott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Rolla.
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27549 <5>
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Carty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carty Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Asher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Asher Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Edgar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edgar Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plank Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plank Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Laney Smith Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Karns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Karns Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns Cemetery
- Anutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Anutt Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anutt Cemetery
- The Anutt Cemetery has also been known as:
- Victor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #227662 <5>
- Lucas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Tune Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Weber Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Weber Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber Cemetery
- Headrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Headrick Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headrick Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lecoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Howes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Cook Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Lenox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Rolla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgar Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Doolittle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Doss
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Beulah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Sherrill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrill is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Darien
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Darien is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Steelville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Coulstone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coulstone is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
- Cherryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Midland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Jerome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
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 Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Newburg
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Salem
- Salem lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Scott Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Steelville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2061711 (Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2061711 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 332 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lecoma
- Location given for Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8047646 Lon: -91.6429304
- 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 Phelps, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scott 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. |
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