A visit to the Sparks 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 Sparks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sparks Cemetery:
36.7637, -93.8149
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sparks Cemetery is located in Barry County<2>.
The county seat for Barry County is located in Cassville. Cassville lies just to the south southwest of the Sparks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sparks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sparks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Bullington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullington Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullington Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Pilant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pilant Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilant Cemetery
- Ennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ennis Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Kane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kane Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Leann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Leann Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann Cemetery
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- Calton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Calton Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calton Cemetery
- Goodnight Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodnight Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight Cemetery
- Matty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Matty Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matty Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Higgs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Higgs Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Higgs Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Higgs Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Butterfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2311450 <5>
- Vineyard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Horner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Clio Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clio Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio 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 Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sparks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Star City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Star City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
- Butterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Cassville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thompsons Corner is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Corner
- Jenkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Leann
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leann is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leann
- Tom Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tom Town is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Town
- Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Exeter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Scholten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scholten is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholten
- Ridgley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Monett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Wheaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Knob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Eagle Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Beach is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Chain-O-Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chain-O-Lakes is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Crane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce City
(16 miles [25.7 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 Sparks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sparks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Cassville
- Crane
- Monett
- Purdy
- Verona
- Wheaton
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 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Barry 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 Sparks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726829 (Sparks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726829 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: Barry
- Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McDowell
- Location given for Sparks Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7636749 Lon: -93.8149212
- 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 Barry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sparks 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. |