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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 Murray Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murray 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 Murray Cemetery

Lat:   37.2873°   (37° 17' 14")

Lon:   -93.4380°   (-93° 26' 16")

The Murray Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Murray Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Murray Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28073 <5>
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • White Chapel Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chapel Memorial Gardens
    • The White Chapel Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Chapel Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Springfield.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32256 <5>
  • Squib Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squib Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squib Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Squib Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Alms House Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alms House Cemetery
    • The Alms House Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • The Alms House Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sunshine Acres Cemetery
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Johns Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johns Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Brookline Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookline Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Lemmon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lemmon Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Leeper Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leeper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leeper Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Batson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Batson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Batson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Batson Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Payne Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Payne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Payne Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Maple Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Murray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Willard
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Bois D'Arc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookline Station
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
    • Brookline Station is located in Greene County
  • Brookline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Phenix ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix is located in Greene County
    • Phenix has also been known as:
    • Phenix Quarry
  • Ash Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <6>
  • Halltown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halltown
    • Halltown is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halltown <6>
  • Republic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <6>
  • Graydon Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graydon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
    • Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
  • Battlefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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   (17 more) ...
    • Langston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
      • Brighton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <6>
    • Morrisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sequiota
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
      • Sequiota is located in Greene County
    • Eudora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Polk County
    • Mumford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Greene County
    • Pleasant Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
      • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <6>
    • Wishart
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wishart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
      • Wishart is located in Polk County
    • Everton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
      • Everton is located in Dade County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <6>
    • Billings
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <6>
    • Goodnight
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Goodnight is located in Polk County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
      • Goodnight has also been known as:
      • Goodnight village
    • Clever
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
      • Clever is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <6>
    • Turners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Strafford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • 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 <6>
    • Fair Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <6>
    • Tin Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
      • Tin Town is located in Polk County
    • Stinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Lawrence County

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 Murray 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 Murray Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Murray Cemetery:

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 Murray Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #723081  (Murray Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #723081 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: Willard
    • County: Greene         Elev: 355
    • Location given for GNIS #723081 (Murray Cemetery)

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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Murray Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2873, Longitude: -93.4380       In this case, the coordinates for the Murray 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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