A visit to the Murray 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 Murray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Murray Cemetery:
37.2873, -93.4380
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Murray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- 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)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Cave Spring Memorial Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Chapel Memorial Gardens is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Memorial Gardens
- 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)
- The Squib Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squib Cemetery
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alms House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Brick Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Johns Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Johns Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Chapel Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- 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)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Lemmon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Lemmon Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Leeper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeper Cemetery
- Batson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Batson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- 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)
- Bois D'Arc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- 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)
- Halltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Graydon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Battlefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Langston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sequiota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Mumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Pleasant Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wishart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Everton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Billings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Goodnight
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Clever
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Turners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Strafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fair Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tin Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
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.
- Ash Grove
- Billings
- Everton
- Fair Grove
- Morrisville
- Springfield
- Strafford
- Walnut Grove
- 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 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 Murray Cemetery:
- 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 Murray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723081 (Murray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723081 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: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willard
- Location given for Murray Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2872699 Lon: -93.4379717
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Murray 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |