A visit to the Pursley 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 Pursley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pursley Cemetery:
37.1820, -93.1732
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pursley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pursley Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the west northwest of the Pursley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pursley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Pursley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pursley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Kershner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kershner Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershner Cemetery
- Parsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- Bodenhamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bodenhamer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- McCraw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Eastlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlawn Cemetery
- The Eastlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28516 <5>
- Lincoln Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Memorial Park is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Park
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Rivermonte Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Westmoreland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmoreland Cemetery
- Springfield National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Temple Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Palmetto Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmetto Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pursley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pursley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Turners
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Sequiota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Strafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cassidy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Pembina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Fremont Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Battlefield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nixa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fordland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Northview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Crown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Fair Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Brookline Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Oldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Bruner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Olga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Pursley 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 Pursley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fair Grove
- Fordland
- Nixa
- Nixa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Pursley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nixa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Ozark
- Sparta
- Springfield
- Strafford
- Willard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pursley 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 Pursley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725007 (Pursley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725007 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: 393 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Galloway
- Location given for Pursley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1819933 Lon: -93.1732388
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pursley 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. |