A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpson Cemetery:
37.6759, -90.2596
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpson Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francois County is located in Farmington. Farmington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Simpson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Sebastian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
- Sebastian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sebastian Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian Cemetery
- The Sebastian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel United Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #825918 <5>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mine La Motte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Knob Lick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Knob Lick Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick Cemetery
- St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Michael's Church Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30310 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kessler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Kessler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Haney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Haney Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Cemetery
- Pine Log Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Log Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Cemetery
- O'Bannon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The O'Bannon Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Bannon Cemetery
- Tawfall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tawfall Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawfall Cemetery
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Stone Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Church Cemetery is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church 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 Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Womack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Womack is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack
- Mine La Motte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mine La Motte is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine La Motte
- Avon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avon is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Knob Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Knob Lick is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Lick
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Junction City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Fredericktown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clearwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Coffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman
- Cobalt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cobalt is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Millcreek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millcreek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Jonca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonca
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cornwall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cornwall is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tin Mountain is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Mountain
- Sprott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sprott is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Hamilton Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Town is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Town
- Doe Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Doe Run is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Run
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Minnith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Weingarten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Weingarten is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weingarten
- River aux Vases
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- River aux Vases is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River aux Vases
- Former name for River aux Vases:
- Staabtown
- Mineral City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- New Offenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Offenburg is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Offenburg
- Leadington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Simpson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Francois County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Francois 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #757035 (Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #757035 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: St. Francois
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knob Lick
- Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6758856 Lon: -90.2595637
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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 Saint Francois, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simpson 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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