A visit to the Wishon 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 Wishon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wishon Cemetery:
37.9767, -91.6774
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wishon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wishon Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies just to the west southwest of the Wishon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wishon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wishon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wishon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Flat Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flat Grove Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Grove Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery Corporation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Beeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beeler Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rolla Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Flag Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flag Spring Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring Cemetery
- Southard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Southard Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southard Cemetery
- Barnwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Barnwell Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell Cemetery
- Goggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Goggins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins Cemetery
- Ozark Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laney Smith Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wishon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wishon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saint James
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rosati
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Vichy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Doolittle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Lake Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Lanes Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Lecoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Lindell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Wesco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Jake Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jake Prairie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Prairie
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Redbird
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jerome is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Steelville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Paydown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Paydown is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paydown
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Howes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Vienna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Wishon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wishon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belle
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wishon Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Newburg
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Steelville
- Vienna
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 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 Wishon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Wishon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #729020 (Wishon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729020 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 338 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dillon
- Location given for Wishon Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9767087 Lon: -91.6773787
- 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 Phelps, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wishon 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. |