A visit to the Willis Chapel 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 Willis Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Chapel Cemetery:
40.1728, -93.7419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Chapel Cemetery is located in Grundy County<2>.
The county seat for Grundy County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Willis Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willis Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willis Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cat Creek Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Fulkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fulkerson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulkerson Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Salem North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salem North Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem North Cemetery
- Coon Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Coon Creek Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek Cemetery
- Peery Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peery Chapel Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peery Chapel Cemetery
- Doctor Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Springer Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sarah Peery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sarah Peery Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah Peery Cemetery
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- Robert Peery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Robert Peery Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Peery Cemetery
- Evans Peery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Peery Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Peery Cemetery
- Sires Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sires Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sires Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Gilman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gilman Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
- Wild Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wild Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Edinburg IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- George Peery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The George Peery Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Peery Cemetery
- Tracy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tracy Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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 Willis Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brimson
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brimson is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Gilman City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Tindall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tindall is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spickard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Modena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Mount Moriah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hickory Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Coffey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jamesport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
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- Gardner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gardner is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Bethany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jameson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Laredo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laredo is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laredo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Galt
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cainsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 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 Willis Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grundy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethany
- Cainsville
- Chula
- Chula lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Willis Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chula.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Gallatin
- Galt
- Galt lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Willis Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Galt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Gilman City
- Humphreys
- Jameson
- Jamesport
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Pattonsburg
- Princeton
- Ridgeway
- Spickard
- Trenton
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 Willis Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Grundy 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 Willis Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1782145 (Willis Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1782145 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: Grundy
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brimson
- Location given for Willis Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1727871 Lon: -93.7418896
- 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 Grundy, 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- Willis Chapel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |