A visit to the Towles 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 Towles Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Towles Cemetery:
36.5762, -90.8243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Towles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Towles Cemetery is located in Ripley County<2>.
The county seat for Ripley County is located in Doniphan. Doniphan lies just to the north of the Towles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Towles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Towles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Gartman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gartman Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mizell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Pope Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pope Chapel Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Chapel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- St. Benedicts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee - Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Worley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley Cemetery
- Plunk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Plunk Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunk Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dizmang Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dizmang Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizmang Cemetery
- Old Pitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Pitman Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pitman Cemetery
- Stillwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stillwell Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pitman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pitman Cemetery is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitman Cemetery
- Cyclone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cyclone Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Towles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Towles Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doniphan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Current View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Current View is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Current View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Current View is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current View
- Oxly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Middlebrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Briar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Briar is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Ponder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
- Success
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Success is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Gamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
- Supply
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Supply is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supply
- Maynard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Naylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fairdealing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Datto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Datto is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Warm Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warm Springs is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
- Bennett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
- Gatewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Ingram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Ingram has also been known as:
- Gooberhull
- Reyno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Spikes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spikes is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikes
- Biggers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Hamil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Antioch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Brockett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Brockett is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockett
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Randolph County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Corning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- Neelyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grandin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grandin is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 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 Towles Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ripley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Towles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Doniphan
- Grandin
- Maynard
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 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 Towles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ripley 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 Towles Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #727727 (Towles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727727 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: Ripley
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doniphan South
- Location given for Towles Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5761705 Lon: -90.8242882
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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 Ripley, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Towles 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. |