A visit to the Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Thornton Cemetery (FG ID #31937).
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 Thornton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery:
39.7847, -94.5979
The Thornton Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Maysville. Maysville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Thornton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thornton Cemetery.
Establishment of the Thornton Cemetery ...
The Thornton Cemetery was established in 1841.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bowen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Kessler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kessler Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler Cemetery
- Silvers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Silvers Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvers Cemetery
- Clarksdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarksdale Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale Cemetery
- Minor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Moxley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moxley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Courtney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Stewartsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ozenberger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Keller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Keller Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller 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 Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clarksdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stewartsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cosby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Saxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Gower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Agency
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Faucett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winslow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Amazonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 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 Thornton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- Easton
- Elwood
- Gower
- Maysville
- Osborn
- Plattsburg
- Saint Joseph
- Savannah
- Stewartsville
- Turney
- Union Star
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Thornton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Thornton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #31937
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #741974 (Thornton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #741974 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarksdale
- Location given for Thornton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7847183 Lon: -94.598013
- 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 DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thornton 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. |