A visit to the Boyd 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 Boyd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boyd Cemetery:
36.9692, -94.3522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boyd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boyd Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Neosho. Neosho lies just to the south of the Boyd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boyd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Boyd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Kenney Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Neosho.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28896 <5>
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Granby Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Farney Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Diamond.
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Saginaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Saginaw Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Fidelity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fidelity Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moser Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boyd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
- Granby City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Neosho
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Duenweg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Fidelity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Rex City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rex City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
- Silver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Leawood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leawood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Shoal Creek Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ritchey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Parshley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Duquesne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duquesne is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Dennis Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cliff Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cliff Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Redings Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Redings Mill is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Racine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Racine is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- East Joplin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Shoal Creek Drive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Prosperity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Stark City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Motley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Falls Plaza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
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 Boyd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boyd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Diamond
- Granby
- Joplin
- Neosho
- Newtonia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Boyd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714594 (Boyd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714594 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Granby
- Location given for Boyd Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9692306 Lon: -94.352164
- 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 Newton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd 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. |