A visit to the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweetwater Cemetery:
38.6567, -92.4413
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Moniteau County<2>.
The county seat for Moniteau County is located in California. California lies just to the west southwest of the Sweetwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweetwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sweetwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schmutz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Centertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Centertown Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Bowlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bowlin Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin Cemetery
- Shull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shull Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shull Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Rohrback Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rohrback Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrback Cemetery
- California City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Steeley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Steeley Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeley Cemetery
- Cofer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cofer Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofer Cemetery
- Block Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Block Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Cemetery
- Friedens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friedens Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Cemetery
- Goshen Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Boeckhaus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Boeckhaus Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeckhaus Cemetery
- Van Pool Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Van Pool Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Pool Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweetwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McGirk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Centertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- California
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Martins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lohman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scruggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Oldham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Clarksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Lupus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- High Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- High Point is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Cedar City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jefferson City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <6>
- McBaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Pierpont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Folsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Wooldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Olean
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olean is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Holts Summit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 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 Sweetwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Moniteau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweetwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- California
- Cedar City
- Clarksburg
- Hartsburg
- Jefferson City
- Lupus
- Russellville
- Wooldridge
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 Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Moniteau 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 Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #727386 (Sweetwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727386 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: Moniteau
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centertown NW
- Location given for Sweetwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6566975 Lon: -92.4412993
- 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 Moniteau, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetwater 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. |