A visit to the Motley 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 Motley Cemetery ...
The Motley Cemetery is located in Jasper County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arthur Cemetery
- The Arthur Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Berwick Cemetery
- The Berwick Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
- Boswell Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Diamond Cemetery
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Dry Valley Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Fair Acres Cemetery
- The Fair Acres Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- The Fair Acres Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jasper County Poor Farm Cemetery
- Farney Cemetery
- The Farney Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farney Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Diamond.
- Fidelity Cemetery
- The Fidelity Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Fullerton Cemetery
- Gem Cemetery
- The Gem Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Grey Cemetery
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Harvey Cemetery
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Jasper Cemetery
- The Jasper Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Moss Springs Cemetery
- Nimmo Cemetery
- The Nimmo Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Powers Cemetery
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- Reeds Cemetery
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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- Sarcoxie Cemetery
- Schooling Cemetery
- Van Buren Union Cemetery
- The Van Buren Union Cemetery is located in Newton County
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- The Van Buren Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Fox Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jasper County
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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 Motley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avilla
- Avilla is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Brooklyn Heights
- Brooklyn Heights is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Carthage
- Diamond
- Diamond is located in Newton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
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- Duenweg
- Fidelity
- Fidelity is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Forest Mills
- Forest Mills is located in Jasper County
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- Granby City
- Granby City is located in Newton County
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- Granby
- La Russell
- La Russell is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Jasper County
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- Motley
- Motley is located in Jasper County
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- Newtonia
- Park
- Park is located in Newton County
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- Parshley
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
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- Pierce City
- Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Jasper County
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- Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Lawrence County
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- Reeds
- Reeds is located in Jasper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Ritchey
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Sarcoxie
- Stark City
- Stotts City
- Stotts City is located in Lawrence County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Talmage City
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
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- Wentworth
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 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 Motley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Motley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carthage
- Diamond
- Granby
- La Russell
- Newtonia
- Sarcoxie
- Stotts City
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 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 Motley 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 Motley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722684 (Motley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722684 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: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reeds
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Motley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |