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:
37.8200, -90.9085
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hazel Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hazel Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Creek Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Jenkins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sitton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sitton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitton Cemetery
- Sunlight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Belgrade Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jane Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jane Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane Bryan Cemetery
- Bennett Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Bryan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Bryan Cemetery
- High Point - Missionary Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mission Ridge Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Missionary Ridge Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #354156 <5>
- Blount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Thomas Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Chapel Cemetery
- Shirley Union Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grassy Hollow Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Joseph Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Joseph Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Chapel Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Tullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tullock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullock Cemetery
- White Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilson Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunlight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Horton Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Belgrade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Potosi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Czar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Czar is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
- Belleview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Irondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Berryman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Mineral Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Viburnum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bixby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bismarck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- French Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Old Mines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Aptus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Davisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Munger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Munger is located in Reynolds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
- Wortham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wortham is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Cadet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Dillard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dillard is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Middle Brook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leadwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Theabeau Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleview
- Bismarck
- Caledonia
- Leadwood
- Potosi
- Viburnum
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #752983 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752983 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmer
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8200472 Lon: -90.9084648
- 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 Washington, 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- Wright 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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