A visit to the Victoria 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 Victoria Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Victoria Cemetery:
38.1789, -90.5379
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Victoria Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Victoria Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the north northwest of the Victoria Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Victoria Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Victoria Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30613 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
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- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- McMullen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McMullen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen Cemetery
- McCormack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McCormack Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCormack Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Festus.
- The McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peter McCormack Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30076 <5>
- Madison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gamel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Festus.
- The Gamel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery
- Festsus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054266 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Mahlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mahlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahlers 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 Victoria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Victoria Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Soto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hematite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olympian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Mapaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Knorpp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Flucom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Festus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Crystal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Horine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Valles Mines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Herculaneum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morse Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Blackwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Pevely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Mitchie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Tiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Silver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Dittmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oermann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Grubville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
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 Victoria Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Victoria Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Victoria Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Victoria Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728186 (Victoria Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728186 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for Victoria Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1789429 Lon: -90.5379031
- 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 Jefferson, 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- Victoria 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. |