A visit to the Gibson - Porter 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 Gibson - Porter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gibson - Porter Cemetery:
37.0989, -93.2116
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gibson - Porter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gibson - Porter Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the north northwest of the Gibson - Porter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gibson - Porter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gibson - Porter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gibson - Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31143 <5>
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Pembina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pembina Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Kershner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kershner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershner Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Springfield National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Nokes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nokes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokes Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gibson - Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gibson - Porter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cassidy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Sequiota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Nixa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <6>
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Linden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Turners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Battlefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Highlandville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oldfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Strafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Bruner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
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 Gibson - Porter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gibson - Porter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadwick
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Gibson - Porter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
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 professional and volunteer 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 Gibson - Porter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Gibson - Porter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718431 (Gibson-Porter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718431 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ozark
- Location given for Gibson-Porter Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.09894 Lon: -93.2115727
- 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 Greene, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gibson - Porter 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. |