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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Towles Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Towles Cemetery
Lat: 40.3492° (40° 20' 57")
Lon: -92.5438° (-92° 32' 37")
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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fugate Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fugate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fugate Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Tarr Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Gillespie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillespie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gillespie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Richardson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Bridge Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Brushy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Germania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germania Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Germania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Germania Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Worthington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Waddill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waddill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Waddill Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Crowder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crowder Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crowder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jimtown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jimtown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jimtown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jimtown Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Eason Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eason Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Cain Ford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cain Ford Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cain Ford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cain Ford Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Hatfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Green Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Nineveh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nineveh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nineveh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nineveh Cemetery is located in Adair County
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 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Schuyler County
- Julesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Julesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Worthington is located in Putnam County
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novinger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novinger
- Novinger is located in Adair County
- 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)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danforth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
- Danforth is located in Adair County
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Livonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Livonia is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Downing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Schuyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Unity is located in Scotland County
- Millard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Brashear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brashear have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Kilwinning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilwinning. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilwinning
- Kilwinning is located in Scotland County
- Coatsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County
- Kenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Greensburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Greensburg is located in Knox County
- Pleasant Retreat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Retreat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Retreat
- Pleasant Retreat is located in Scotland County
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.
- Baring
- 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Schuyler County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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: GNIS record #727728 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Greentop
- County: Schuyler Elev: 276
- Location given for GNIS #727728 (Towles Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Towles Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3492, Longitude: -92.5438 In this case, the coordinates for the Towles Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<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. |
<7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |