A visit to the Valley Springs 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 Valley Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Springs Cemetery:
38.9486, -92.4427
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Springs Cemetery is located in Boone County<2>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies just to the east of the Valley Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Columbia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pettigrew Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew Cemetery
- Samuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Samuel Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel Cemetery
- Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel / Hickam Cemetery
- The Bethel / Hickam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160003 <5>
- Jewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jewell Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Hickam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hickam Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Cemetery
- Schmidt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Big Lick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick Cemetery
- Fortney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fortney Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortney Cemetery
- Hourigan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hourigan Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hourigan Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Bridge Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge Cemetery
- Hinkson Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Botner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Botner Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huntsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- McBaine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Wooldridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Columbia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocheport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lupus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Moores Switch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Pierpont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Stephens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Clarks Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Prairie Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jamestown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Windsor Place village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lindbergh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Stephens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Valley Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Boonville
- Columbia
- Hallsville
- Harrisburg
- Lupus
- New Franklin
- Rocheport
- Wooldridge
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 Valley Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Valley Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728103 (Valley Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728103 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntsdale
- Location given for Valley Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9486479 Lon: -92.4426842
- 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 Boone, 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- Valley Springs 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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