A visit to the Laxton 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 Laxton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Laxton Cemetery:
37.1720, -94.4452
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Laxton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Laxton Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the east of the Laxton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Laxton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Laxton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Laxton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oronogo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oronogo Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Curtis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Twin Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Carl Junction Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howard Cemetery is located in Carl Junction.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29424 <5>
- Peace Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peace Church Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Joplin.
- Forest Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Laxton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Laxton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carterville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oronogo
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Webb City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Brooklyn Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Airport Drive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Oakland Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
- Alba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Purcell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Elm
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Neck City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Thoms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- East Joplin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Joplin
- Duenweg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carl Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- West Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Joplin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Joplin
- Joplin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duquesne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duquesne is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
- Carthage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Klondike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Rex City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rex City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
- Carytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Smithfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Central City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Iron Gates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Iron Gates is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
- Dennis Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis Acres is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Leawood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leawood is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Silver Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Estimated population in 2012: 631 people
- Fidelity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
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 Laxton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Laxton 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 first turn to 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 Laxton 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 Laxton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720848 (Laxton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720848 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: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webb City
- Location given for Laxton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1720024 Lon: -94.445226
- 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- Laxton 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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