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A visit to the Turkey Oak 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 Turkey Oak Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkey Oak Cemetery:

37.0203, -91.5771

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkey Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Turkey Oak Cemetery is located in Shannon County<2>.

The county seat for Shannon County is located in Eminence. Eminence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Turkey Oak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Turkey Oak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Turkey Oak Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkey Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Duncan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Oak Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • Warm Corners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Warm Corners Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Corners Cemetery
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oakside Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside Cemetery
  • Dyer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Gill Cemetery is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28902 <5>
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Black Pond Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Black Pond Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pond Cemetery
    • Newsalem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Newsalem Cemetery is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsalem Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsalem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
      • The Newsalem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Salem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30500 <5>
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • Rader Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rader Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader Cemetery
    • Delaware Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Delaware Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
    • Summersville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Summersville Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Turkey Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkey Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Montier
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Birch Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Summersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Alley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Hattie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Peace Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Winona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eminence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomasville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Thomasville is located in Oregon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Hartshorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Eunice
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Round Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Burnham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Woodside
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodside is located in Oregon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Willow Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Fremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fremont is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Alton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Akers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers

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 Turkey Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shannon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkey Oak Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Turkey Oak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Shannon 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 Turkey Oak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #727878  (Turkey Oak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #727878 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: Shannon
      • Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jam Up Cave
      • Location given for Turkey Oak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.0203311     Lon: -91.5770846
      • 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 Shannon, 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- Turkey Oak 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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