A visit to the Sycamore Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Sycamore Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sycamore Cemetery (FG ID #31877).
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 Sycamore Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sycamore Cemetery:
37.2486, -93.8000
The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Sycamore Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sycamore Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sycamore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sycamore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lumbleys Grave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Miller Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopper Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Bowles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowles Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles Cemetery
- Stahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ozark Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Merrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrick Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick Cemetery
- Round Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Misemer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Graveyard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hitchcock Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friend Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend 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 Sycamore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sycamore Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heatonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Round Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Everton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Greenfield is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Halltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Greenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stotts City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hoberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hoberg is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Ash Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lockwood is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- La Russell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freistatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Bois D'Arc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dadeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Sycamore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sycamore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Grove
- Billings
- Everton
- Golden City
- Greenfield
- La Russell
- Lockwood
- Mount Vernon
- Stotts City
- Walnut Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sycamore Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Sycamore Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #31877
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #727404 (Sycamore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727404 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miller
- Location given for Sycamore Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2486627 Lon: -93.7996528
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Sycamore 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |