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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 West Ely Graveyard ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Ely Graveyard

Lat:   39.7106°   (39° 42' 38")

Lon:   -91.5657°   (-91° 33' 56")

The West Ely Graveyard is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Palmyra. Palmyra lies just to the north northeast of the West Ely Graveyard .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the West Ely Graveyard.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Ely Graveyard, with the nearest first.

  • Finley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Finley Cemetery is located in Ralls County
  • Big Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Ralls County
  • Barkley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barkley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barkley Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Crane Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crane Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Foreman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foreman Cemetery is located in Ralls County
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greathouse Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greathouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greathouse Cemetery is located in Ralls County
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Bush Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bush Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • McWilliams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWilliams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McWilliams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Minoi - Sandiage Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Whaley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whaley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whaley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whaley Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Baskett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baskett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baskett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baskett Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Thrasher Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrasher Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrasher Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thrasher Chapel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Kaiser Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kaiser Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kaiser Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Gottman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gottman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gottman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gottman Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
      • The Palmyra Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Palmyra.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #223766 <5>
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Dimmitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dimmitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dimmitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dimmitt Cemetery is located in Ralls County
    • Grand View Burial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Burial Park
      • The Grand View Burial Park is located in Ralls County
      • The Grand View Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Grandview Burial Park
    • Head Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Head Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Head Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Head Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Rush Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rush Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Pennewell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pennewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pennewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pennewell Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Cobb Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Marion County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Ely Graveyard.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Ely Graveyard, with the nearest first.

  • Rensselaer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Dodge City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Dodge City is located in Marion County
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Helton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Helton is located in Marion County
  • Monroe City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Oakwood is located in Marion County
  • Hannibal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • The Landing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
    • The Landing is located in Ralls County
  • Shepherd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepherd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd
    • Shepherd is located in Pike County (IL)
  • New London
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cave City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Cave City is located in Marion County
  • Philadelphia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Marblehead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shaver Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Ford
      • Shaver Ford is located in Ralls County
    • Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fall Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
      • Fall Creek is located in Adams County (IL)
    • Hunnewell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunnewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Spencer is located in Pike County (IL)
    • Taylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saverton
      • Saverton is located in Ralls County
    • Emden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Emden is located in Shelby County
    • Maywood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Lewis County
    • Greenlawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn
      • Greenlawn is located in Ralls County
    • Madisonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madisonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
      • Madisonville is located in Ralls County
    • Quincy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Adams County (IL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <6>

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 West Ely Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Ely Graveyard.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 West Ely Graveyard:

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 West Ely Graveyard:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #732986  (West Ely Graveyard)
    • Note: GNIS record #732986 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rensselaer
    • County: Marion         Elev: 219
    • Location given for GNIS #732986 (West Ely Graveyard)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Ely Graveyard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7106, Longitude: -91.5657       In this case, the coordinates for the West Ely Graveyard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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