A visit to the Silvey 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 Silvey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silvey Cemetery:
37.9528, -90.9299
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silvey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silvey Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies just to the east of the Silvey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silvey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Silvey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silvey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shirley Union Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potosi.
- The Nicholson - McCaul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nicholson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30522 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Fourche a Renault Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- Souls Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souls Chapel Cemetery
- Cresswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cresswell Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresswell Cemetery
- Bates Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Creek Cemetery
- Redbud Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Chadbourne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chadbourne Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourne Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The City Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
- Perry - McGready Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potosi New Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potosi Old Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potosi Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Potosi Colored Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham 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 Silvey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silvey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Potosi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Aptus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Berryman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Old Mines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Sunlight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Mineral Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Mud Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Horton Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Belgrade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Theabeau Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- French Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Cadet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Richwoods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Davisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Czar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Good Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Blackwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
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 Silvey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Silvey 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 Silvey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Silvey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #752165 (Silvey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752165 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shirley
- Location given for Silvey Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9528248 Lon: -90.9298557
- 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silvey 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. |