A visit to the Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tower Hill Cemetery:
36.9501, -92.6554
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tower Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies just to the north northwest of the Tower Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tower Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Tower Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tower Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ava Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ava Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava Cemetery
- Billingsly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Burdett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burdett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
- Whites Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Creek Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Ritter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Fannen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fannen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannen Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Denney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Arno Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arno Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno Cemetery
- Daily Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Daily Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laurie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Laurie Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tower Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tower Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ava
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Smallett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Squires
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Olathia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Wasola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McClurg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Foil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Macomb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Summit City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Almartha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Sarvis Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elkhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Thornfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Rockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gentryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Bradleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradleyville is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradleyville
- Romance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Buckhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Drury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Diggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Bruner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
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 Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Tower Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Mansfield
- Norwood
- Seymour
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 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 Tower Hill 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 Tower Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #743012 (Tower Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743012 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: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ava
- Location given for Tower Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9500547 Lon: -92.6554456
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tower Hill 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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