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A visit to the Wright Cemetery ...

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 Wright Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery

Lat:   40.1658°   (40° 9' 56")

Lon:   -94.2492°   (-94° 14' 57")

The Wright Cemetery is located in Gentry County<1>.

The county seat for Gentry County is located in Albany. Albany lies just to the northwest of the Wright Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Wright Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McFall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gentryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Albany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Darlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
    • Darlington is located in Gentry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Pattonsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ford City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Gentry County
  • Santa Rosa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lone Star
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Martinsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Harrison County
  • Fairport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
    • Fairport is located in DeKalb County
  • Coffey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
    • Coffey is located in Daviess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bethany
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
      • Bethany is located in Harrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <6>
    • Gentry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Siloam Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Stanberry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
      • Stanberry is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <6>
    • King City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <6>
    • Denver
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weatherby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jameson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jameson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
      • Jameson is located in Daviess County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jameson <6>
    • Gardner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
      • Gardner is located in Harrison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gardner
      • From the Wright Cemetery to Gardner
    • Island City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
    • Alanthus Grove
      (18 miles [29 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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gentry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.

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 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 Wright Cemetery:

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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #730043  (Wright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #730043 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: Albany South
    • County: Gentry         Elev: 286
    • Location given for GNIS #730043 (Wright Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Gentry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wright Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1658, Longitude: -94.2492    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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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