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A visit to the Dice 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 Dice Cemetery ...

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

36.8234, -94.1263

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

The Dice Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.

The county seat for Newton County is located in Neosho. Neosho lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Dice Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Dice Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Dice Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Robertson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Barker Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
  • Weems Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Weems Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
  • Wanda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Wanda Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda Cemetery
  • Muncie Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Civil War Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Civil War Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil War Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Ivie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ivie Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Roseberry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Roseberry Cemetery is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry Cemetery
    • Rocky Comfort Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
    • Hazelgreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Hazelgreen Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Nimmo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Nimmo Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo Cemetery
    • Culp Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Culp Cemetery is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
    • Chitwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Berwick Cemetery is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery

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 Dice Cemetery.

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

  • Fairview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Newtonia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stark City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocky Comfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
  • Wheaton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boulder City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Boulder City is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
  • Ritchey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ritchey is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Granby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgley is located in Barry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
  • Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Park is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Purdy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pierce City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Granby City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Granby City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
    • Wentworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wentworth is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Butterfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Butterfield is located in Barry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
    • Monett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Talmage City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Talmage City is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
    • Neosho
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Erie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Erie is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Powell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Exeter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Motley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Motley is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
    • Wylie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wylie is located in McDonald County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Sarcoxie
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Dice 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 Dice Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dice 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 Dice Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #716879  (Dice Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716879 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: 382 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stella
      • Location given for Dice Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.8234001     Lon: -94.1263223
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dice 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.