A visit to the Curtis 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 Curtis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Curtis Cemetery:
37.1564, -94.3766
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the east northeast of the Curtis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Curtis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Curtis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Curtis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Park Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Carthage.
- The Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Regan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30740 <5>
- Laxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Laxton Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxton Cemetery
- Carterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carterville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Fullerton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Acres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fair Acres Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Acres Cemetery
- The Fair Acres Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jasper County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Oronogo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oronogo Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Webb City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30325 <5>
- Webb City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb City Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Webb City.
- The Webb City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wild Rose Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32195 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Purcell Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28811 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Fidelity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fidelity Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Joplin.
- The Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ozark Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30712 <5>
- Forest Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Park Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Joplin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28755 <5>
- Moss Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Curtis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Curtis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brooklyn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Carthage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carterville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Webb City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Duenweg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oronogo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
- Fidelity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Alba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Purcell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Duquesne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duquesne is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Neck City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Carytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Airport Drive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Lone Elm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Rex City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rex City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
- Forest Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- West Joplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Joplin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Parshley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
- Thoms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Dennis Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leawood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leawood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Saginaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Carl Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
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 Curtis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Curtis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carl Junction
- Carterville
- Carthage
- Joplin
- Oronogo
- Webb City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Curtis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Curtis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716604 (Curtis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716604 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webb City
- Location given for Curtis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1564474 Lon: -94.3766129
- 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 Jasper, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curtis 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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