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. 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
40.1658, -94.2492
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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.
- Ernst Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion East / Brushy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shull / Culp / Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Friendship / Fore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McFall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandville / Hardin / Kurtright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gentryville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bulla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Albany City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gribble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Best Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Grandview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sloan / Boatwright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler / Hardwick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salmon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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] 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)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- 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)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- 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)
- Martinsville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Fairport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coffey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coffey is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bethany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winslow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- King City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Weatherby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
- 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)
- Gardner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Island City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- 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.
- Albany
- Bethany
- Darlington
- Fairport
- Gentry
- Jameson
- King City
- McFall
- New Hampton
- Pattonsburg
- Stanberry
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 professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Gentry 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #730043 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #730043 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: Gentry
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Albany South
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1658315 Lon: -94.2505101
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' (or 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- Wright Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |
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