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:
37.1517, -93.3544
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the northeast of the Payne Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Brookline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brookline Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Cemetery
- Edgar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgar Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Maple Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alms House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Hale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Manley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Manley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Springfield National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Delaware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Bledsoe Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McConnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Brick Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Battlefield
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Brookline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Brookline Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sequiota
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Langston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Mumford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Clever
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Turners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Bois D'Arc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Billings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Pembina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Highlandville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Halltown
(15 miles [24.1 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 Payne 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 Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Grove
- Billings
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 8 miles [12.9 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
- Springfield
- Strafford
- 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 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 Payne 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1965008 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1965008 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: 382 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1517172 Lon: -93.3543563
- 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 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. |