A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Cemetery:
36.6270, -89.7095
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Cemetery is located in New Madrid County<2>.
The county seat for New Madrid County is located in New Madrid. New Madrid lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Simmons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Como Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Como Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como Cemetery
- Parma Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Parma Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma Cemetery
- Stones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stones Chapel Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Chapel Cemetery
- Ivester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ivester Cemetery is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivester Cemetery
- Dettroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dettroy Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dettroy Cemetery
- Mounds Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mounds Park Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds Park Cemetery
- The Mounds Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mounds Cemetery
- Baines Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- The Rhodes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31094 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Knox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Knox Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
- Hatcher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hatcher Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Minner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Minner Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minner Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Catron
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Catron is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- LaValle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- LaValle is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaValle
- Lilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Lilbourn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Parma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parma is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Risco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Howardville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howardville is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Kewanee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kewanee is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanee
- Canalou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Canalou is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Marston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Madrid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tallapoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tallapoosa is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
- Conran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Conran is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conran
- La Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Forge is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Forge
- Ogden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Penermon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Penermon is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Malden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grayridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
- Point Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Bernie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hayward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Essex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Essex is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Morehouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Morehouse is located in New Madrid County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehouse
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in New Madrid County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernie
- Essex
- Essex lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Simmons Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Lilbourn
- Malden
- Morehouse
- New Madrid
- Parma
- Portageville
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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to New Madrid 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 Simmons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726465 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726465 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: New Madrid
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charter Oak
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6270025 Lon: -89.7095263
- 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 New Madrid, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simmons 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. |