A visit to the Lincoln Memorial Park ...
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 Lincoln Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Memorial Park:
37.2109, -93.2521
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the west of the Lincoln Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Lincoln Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Maple Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Springfield National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kershner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kershner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershner Cemetery
- Pursley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pursley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Parsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Alms House Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Alms House Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House Cemetery
- The Alms House Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunshine Acres Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw 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 Lincoln Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Langston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mumford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Sequiota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Turners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brookline Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Battlefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Cassidy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nixa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Pembina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Fair Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Bois D'Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Lincoln Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lincoln Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fair Grove
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lincoln Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Sparta lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lincoln Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
- Willard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Lincoln Memorial Park:
- 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 Lincoln Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #721075 (Lincoln Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #721075 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: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield
- Location given for Lincoln Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2108811 Lon: -93.2521306
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lincoln Memorial Park) 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. |