A visit to the Thornton 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 Thornton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornton Cemetery:
36.8326, -92.1218
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thornton Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Thornton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thornton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Thornton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Innman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Innman Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innman Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Cudworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cudworth Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudworth Cemetery
- Siloam Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Mitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mitts Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitts Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Pleasant Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sweeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweeton Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeton Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ledbetter Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Cemetery
- Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Union Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove General Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482927 <5>
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Parson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- Bittick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bittick Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bittick Cemetery
- Blanche Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Mound Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Siloam Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Dora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Trail
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trail is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Pottersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burnham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnham is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
- Buckhart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Drury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Willow Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vanzant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vanzant is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Gentryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zanoni ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zanoni is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
- Elijah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Caulfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Rockbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brixey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- South Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Fork is located in Howell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- West Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sargent
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sargent is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
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 Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersfield
- Cabool
- West Plains
- Willow Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Douglas 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #752536 (Thornton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752536 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Siloam Springs
- Location given for Thornton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8325579 Lon: -92.1218224
- 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 Douglas, 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- 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> | 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. |