A visit to the Tiller 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 Tiller Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tiller Cemetery:
37.4487, -93.2616
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tiller Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Tiller Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tiller Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Tiller Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tiller Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Life Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Life Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Case Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
- Ankrom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ankrom Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankrom Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mallard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mallard Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Cemetery
- Viles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Viles Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viles Cemetery
- Slagle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Slagle Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagle Cemetery
- The Slagle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Slagle Baptist Church Cemetery
- Slagle Creek MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984712 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245971 <5>
- Church Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Church Grove Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Grove Cemetery
- Gorden Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorden Cemetery
- Mt. Gilread Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilread Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilread Cemetery
- The Mt. Gilread Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Gilread Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #466468 <5>
- Powell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Fraker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fraker Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tiller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tiller Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goodnight
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tin Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Brighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fair Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Wishart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Elkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graydon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Strafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Conklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Charity ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Walnut Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Aldrich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bois D'Arc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Langston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Mumford
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Northview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
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 Tiller Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tiller Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bolivar
- Buffalo
- Fair Grove
- Morrisville
- Springfield
- Strafford
- Walnut Grove
- Willard
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 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 Tiller Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Tiller Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #727657 (Tiller Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727657 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Hope
- Location given for Tiller Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4486538 Lon: -93.2615787
- 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 Polk, 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- Tiller 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. |
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