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A visit to the Vavak 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 Vavak Cemetery ...

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

37.2142, -90.4498

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

The Vavak Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the south of the Vavak Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Vavak Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Vavak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Silva.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bounds Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151875 <5>
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
  • White Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The White Hollow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hollow Cemetery
  • Twidwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Twidwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twidwell Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilton Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Rockwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Greenville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
    • Clark Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
    • Paullus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Paullus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullus Cemetery
    • Short Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Short Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
    • Morris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
    • Rings Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Rings Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rings Creek Cemetery
    • Bollinger Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bollinger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Cemetery
    • Old Greenville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hickman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hickman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
    • Flinn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Flinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flinn Cemetery
    • Lapka Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lapka Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapka Cemetery
    • Graham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
    • Dixon - Sutton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Linville - Barrett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Vavak Cemetery.

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

  • Bounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bounds is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
  • Silva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Silva is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
  • Lodi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lodi is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Patterson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Clubb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clubb is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hiram
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hiram is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
  • Brunot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brunot is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
  • Saco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Saco is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
  • Lowndes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowndes is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
  • Cascade
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cascade is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Des Arc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Des Arc is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dees Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
    • Vulcan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vulcan is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Piedmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
    • Buchanan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Gipsy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
    • Mill Spring
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • McGee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • McGee is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
    • Annapolis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Vavak Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Vavak Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Wayne 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 Vavak Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #752699  (Vavak Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752699 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: Wayne
      • Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Greenville
      • Location given for Vavak Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.2142181     Lon: -90.449837
      • 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 Wayne, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Vavak 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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