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A visit to the Chitwood 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 Chitwood Cemetery ...

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

36.7317, -94.0599

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Barry County<2>.

The county seat for Barry County is located in Cassville. Cassville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Chitwood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Chitwood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Chitwood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rocky Comfort Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Rocky Comfort Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Comfort Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Rocky Comfort.
    • The Rocky Comfort Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Prosperity Southern Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960026 <5>
  • Creason Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Creason Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creason Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
  • Roseberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Roseberry Cemetery is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry Cemetery
  • Packwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Packwood Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packwood Cemetery
  • Vineyard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
  • Burton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Burton Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
  • Muncie Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Higgs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Higgs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Higgs Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Higgs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Butterfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311450 <5>
  • Clark Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Simco Love Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Simco Love Cemetery is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simco Love Cemetery
    • The Simco Love Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Love Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Dice Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dice Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Cemetery
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
    • Jones Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Barker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Barker Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Culp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Culp Cemetery is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
    • Crow Pond Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Crow Pond Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Pond Cemetery
    • Matty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Matty Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matty Cemetery
    • Stinett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stinett Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinett Cemetery
    • Eugene Gates Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Eugene Gates Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Eugene Gates Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene Gates Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Gates Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Purdy.
      • The Eugene Gates Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Elijah Waltrip Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179818 <5>

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 Chitwood Cemetery.

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

  • Rocky Comfort
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
  • Wheaton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Ridgley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgley is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
  • Fairview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Exeter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pioneer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Stella
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Butterfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Butterfield is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Purdy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Powell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Powell is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Washburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cassville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stark City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boulder City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Boulder City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
    • Thompsons Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
    • Newtonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Star City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Star City is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Wylie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wylie is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Seligman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Seligman is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
    • Monett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierce City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ritchey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Ritchey is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Tom Town ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tom Town is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
    • Granby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Erie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Erie is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie

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 Chitwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Cassville
  • Granby
  • Monett
    • Monett lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Chitwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monett.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
  • Newtonia
  • Purdy
    • Purdy lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Chitwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
  • Seligman
  • Stella
    • Stella lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Chitwood Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stella.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Wheaton

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 Chitwood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Barry 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 Chitwood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #715798  (Chitwood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715798 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: Barry
      • Est. Elev: 413 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Rocky Comfort
      • Location given for Chitwood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.731735     Lon: -94.0599297
      • 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 Barry, 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- Chitwood 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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