A visit to the Van Home 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 Van Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Van Home Cemetery:
39.9534, -93.3710
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Van Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Van Home Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Chillicothe. Chillicothe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Van Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Van Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Van Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Van Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alpha Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Merryman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Merryman Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryman Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Ricket Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ricket Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricket Cemetery
- Parsons Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Haseville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Haseville Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville Cemetery
- Stucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stucker Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stucker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Joab Holloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Black Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Boyers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Boyers Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Cemetery
- Joseph Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Botts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Botts Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botts Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Van Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Van Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haseville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Chula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laredo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Farmersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Purdin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Wheeling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wheeling is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Meadville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Linneus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Dunlap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Humphreys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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- Chillicothe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laclede
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Fountain Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Osgood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osgood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 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 Van Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Van Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avalon
- Brookfield
- Browning
- Chillicothe
- Chula
- Chula lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Van Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chula.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Galt
- Humphreys
- Laclede
- Laredo
- Linneus
- Meadville
- Milan
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Sumner
- Trenton
- Utica
- Wheeling
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 professional and volunteer 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 Van Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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 Van Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1782132 (Van Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782132 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eversonville
- Location given for Van Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9533519 Lon: -93.3710444
- 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 Livingston, 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- Van Home 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |