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A visit to the Forest Park Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Forest Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Park Cemetery (FG ID #28755)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Forest Park Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Park Cemetery

Lat:   37.0891°   (37° 5' 20")

Lon:   -94.4785°   (-94° 28' 42")

The cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.

As an estimate, the Forest Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Joplin.

The county seat for Jasper County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Forest Park Cemetery .

Establishment of the Forest Park Cemetery ...

The Forest Park Cemetery was established in 1873.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Forest Park Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harmony Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Webb City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parkway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Parkway Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Peace Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Osborne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Saginaw Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saginaw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saginaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Saginaw Cemetery is located in Newton County
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Carterville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carterville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Forest Park Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • East Joplin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Joplin
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Duquesne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duquesne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
    • Duquesne is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
  • Oakland Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
    • Oakland Park is located in Jasper County
  • Rex City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rex City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
    • Rex City is located in Jasper County
  • West Joplin
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dennis Acres
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennis Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
    • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Leawood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leawood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • Leawood is located in Newton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Silver Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Newton County
    • Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
  • Duenweg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duenweg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenweg
    • Duenweg is located in Jasper County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duenweg <6>
  • Lone Elm
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Iron Gates
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Iron Gates is located in Jasper County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Falls Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Cliff Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Saginaw
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Prosperity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Airport Drive
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Drive have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
      • Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Carterville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Webb City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Redings Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoal Creek Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Thoms
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thoms. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
      • Thoms is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thoms
      • From the Forest Park Cemetery to Thoms
    • Central City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Jasper County
    • Carl Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
      • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <6>
    • Dupont ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Jasper County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dupont
      • From the Forest Park Cemetery to 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 Forest Park Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jasper County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Forest Park Cemetery:

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 Forest Park Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #718096  (Forest Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #718096 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Joplin East
    • County: Jasper         Elev: 314
    • Location given for GNIS #718096 (Forest Park Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #28755

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Forest Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0891, Longitude: -94.4785    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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