A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
37.0917, -93.3088
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies just to the southeast of the Payne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Bledsoe Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nokes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nokes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokes Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Richwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Richwood Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood Cemetery
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Edgar Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Cemetery
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- Manley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- McCauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCauley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauley Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Gibson - Porter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nixa
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Fremont Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Cassidy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Battlefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Sequiota
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Ozark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Langston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Brookline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Mumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Clever
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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- Republic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Turners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Highlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Billings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Mound Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Billings
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Payne Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Springfield
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724115 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724115 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 346 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nixa
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0917185 Lon: -93.3087984
- 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 Christian, 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- Payne 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. |