A visit to the Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wheeler Cemetery:
38.1226, -90.4235
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wheeler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wheeler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wheeler Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Barsotti Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barsotti Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsotti Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wagoner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wagoner Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner Cemetery
- Donnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Donnell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
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 Wheeler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wheeler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flucom
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Olympian Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Knorpp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Valles Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hematite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Festus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mitchie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Crystal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Horine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Mapaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Kinsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Herculaneum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- French Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Chalfin Bridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Brickeys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Fults
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pevely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Lawrenceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceton is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceton
- Maeystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
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 Wheeler Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wheeler 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 first turn to 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 Wheeler 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 Wheeler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728690 (Wheeler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728690 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: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Halifax
- Location given for Wheeler Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1225538 Lon: -90.423456
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wheeler 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. |