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:
40.3492, -92.5438
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 Schuyler County<2>.
The county seat for Schuyler County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Towles Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Towles Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Towles Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fugate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fugate Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Queen City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tarr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tarr Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarr Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Bridge Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek Cemetery
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Germania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Worthington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Waddill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Waddill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddill Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jimtown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cain Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cain Ford Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Ford Cemetery
- Hatfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Nineveh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineveh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Greentop
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Queen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Julesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Kirksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Novinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lancaster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danforth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tipperary ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tipperary is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipperary
- Downing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Brashear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Kilwinning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Coatsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Kenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Pleasant Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
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 Schuyler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Towles Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brashear
- Downing
- Glenwood
- Greencastle
- Greentop
- Hurdland
- Kirksville
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Novinger
- Queen City
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 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 Towles Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Schuyler 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 #727728 (Towles Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727728 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: Schuyler
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greentop
- Location given for Towles Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3491979 Lon: -92.5438031
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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 Schuyler, 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 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> | 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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