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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   39.7847°   (39° 47' 4")

Lon:   -94.5979°   (-94° 35' 52")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Todd Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Todd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Todd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Todd Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31956 <1>
  • Bowen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Kessler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kessler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kessler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kessler Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Silvers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silvers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silvers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silvers Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Clarksdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarksdale Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Minor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minor Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Andrew County
  • Moxley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moxley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moxley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Andrew County
    • Concord Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Andrew County
    • Courtney Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Blakely Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blakely Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Stewartsville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Ozenberger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Keller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keller Cemetery is located in Clinton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
    • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Easton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Stewartsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
    • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <7>
  • Cosby
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
    • Cosby is located in Andrew County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Andrew County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
    • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
  • Gower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Matney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
    • Matney is located in Buchanan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Matney
    • From the Thornton Cemetery to Matney
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Agency
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Club
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <7>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
      • Faucett is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <7>
    • Plattsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <7>
    • Savannah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Turney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
      • Turney is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turney <7>
    • Amazonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • 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.

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 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 Thornton Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #741974  (Thornton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #741974 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Clarksdale
    • County: DeKalb         Elev: 288
    • Location given for GNIS #741974 (Thornton Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #31937

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Thornton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7847, Longitude: -94.5979    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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