A visit to the Wise 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 Wise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wise Cemetery:
37.4753, -89.8309
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wise Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wise Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schmidt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Old Niswonger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Niswonger Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Niswonger Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Old Caney Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Caney Fork Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Caney Fork Cemetery
- Ates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ates Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ates Cemetery
- Hartle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hartle Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartle Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- New Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Salem UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Daisy.
- The New Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987831 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Seabaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Seabaugh Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabaugh Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Clippard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clippard Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clippard Cemetery
- Fulbright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fulbright Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright Cemetery
- Pulliam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Limbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Limbaugh Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limbaugh Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Gladish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gladish Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladish Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Sedgewickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friedheim
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seopus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Burfordville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Biehle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Pocahontas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patton Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawneetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Crump
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Leemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Longtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Lutesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Gordonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
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 Wise Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jackson
- Lutesville
- Marble Hill
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 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 Wise Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 Wise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #743318 (Wise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743318 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millersville
- Location given for Wise Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4753305 Lon: -89.8309338
- 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 Cape Girardeau, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wise 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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