A visit to the Bright Prairie 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 Bright Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bright Prairie Cemetery:
37.2212, -92.7718
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bright Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bright Prairie Cemetery is located in Webster County<2>.
The county seat for Webster County is located in Marshfield. Marshfield lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bright Prairie Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bright Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bright Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- George Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcorn Cemetery
- Childress Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Childress Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Winingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Winingham Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winingham Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shields - Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Civil War Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Civil War Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil War Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Sixteenth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sixteenth Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteenth Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Philpott Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Philpott Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpott Cemetery
- Denney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Denney Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denney Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Cemetery #5
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cemetery #5 is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery #5
- Matlock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bright Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bright Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Diggins
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sarvis Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Fordland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Olga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Niangua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hartville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grovespring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Arden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Rader
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macomb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Conklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Bruner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Red Bank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ava
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Olathia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Strafford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Conway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Bright Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bright Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bright Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Conway
- Fordland
- Hartville
- Mansfield
- Marshfield
- Niangua
- Seymour
- Strafford
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 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 Bright Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 Bright Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742134 (Bright Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742134 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 509 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seymour
- Location given for Bright Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2211609 Lon: -92.7718382
- 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 Webster, 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- Bright Prairie 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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