A visit to the Kershner Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Kershner Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kershner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kershner Cemetery
Lat: 37.1650° (37° 9' 53")
Lon: -93.1877° (-93° 11' 15")
The Kershner Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the west northwest of the Kershner Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Kershner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kershner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pursley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pursley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pursley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirkwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
- The Rivermonte Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- 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>
- Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- McCraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCraw Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Parsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bodenhamer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bodenhamer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28516 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Park
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Greene County
- Springfield National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Temple Israel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson - Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson - Porter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson - Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gibson - Porter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkerson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Greene County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kershner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kershner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mumford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mumford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Turners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Sequiota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Langston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Cassidy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassidy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Pembina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pembina. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Strafford is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <7>
- Battlefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nixa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <7>
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <7>
- Brookline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Velsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Fordland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland
- Fordland is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 855 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordland <7>
- Northview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Brookline Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookline Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Crown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Oldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Fair Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Fair Grove is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <7>
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Willard is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <7>
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 Kershner 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 Kershner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fair Grove
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Kershner Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
- Willard
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 helpful 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 Kershner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Greene County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Kershner Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Kershner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720555 (Kershner Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #720555 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: Galloway
- County: Greene Elev: 357
- Location given for GNIS #720555 (Kershner Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Kershner Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1650, Longitude: -93.1877 In this case, the coordinates for the Kershner Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |