A visit to the Claxton 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 Claxton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Claxton Cemetery:
37.2353, -92.5371
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Claxton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Claxton Cemetery is located in Wright County<2>.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Hartville. Hartville lies just to the northeast of the Claxton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Claxton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Claxton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Claxton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Binkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Binkley Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binkley Cemetery
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Boatright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boatright Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatright Cemetery
- Oetting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oetting Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oetting Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Kennel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kennel Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennel Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- Little Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Little Creek Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Creek Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boyer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Hartville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231732 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Frog Knob Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Frog Knob Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Knob Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cemetery #5
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cemetery #5 is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery #5
- Dennis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Spillman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spillman Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman Cemetery
- Ussery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ussery Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ussery Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Claxton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Claxton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Odin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Macomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint George
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint George is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Grovespring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Mountain is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olathia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Jerktail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jerktail is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
- Graff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graff is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Astoria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Astoria is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Diggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sarvis Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Pease
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Bendavis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bendavis is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
- Rader
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Competition
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Competition is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Competition
- Huggins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Huggins is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
- Niangua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Ava
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dunn is located in Texas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Former name for Dunn:
- Impo
- Twin Bridges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
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 Claxton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Claxton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Claxton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Hartville
- Mansfield
- Mountain Grove
- Niangua
- Norwood
- Seymour
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 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 Claxton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Wright 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 Claxton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #715903 (Claxton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715903 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mansfield NE
- Location given for Claxton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2353284 Lon: -92.5371117
- 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 Wright, 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 from Point A (ie- Claxton 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. |