A visit to the Waco 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 Waco Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waco Cemetery:
37.2401, -94.5952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waco Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waco Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Waco Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waco Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Waco Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waco Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- Carl Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Twin Grove Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove Cemetery
- Georgia City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Georgia City Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia City Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howard Cemetery is located in Carl Junction.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29424 <5>
- Wirtonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wirtonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirtonia Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- The Messer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring River Falls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93033 <5>
- Sherwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gresham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Crocker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crocker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocker Cemetery
- New Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oronogo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oronogo Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Council Corners Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ritchie Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
- Peace Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Peace Church Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Church Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Joplin.
- Friends Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Purcell Friends Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28811 <5>
- Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Margrave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Margrave Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margrave Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waco Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waco
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lawton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lawton is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Asbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smithfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smithfield is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Carl Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Badger
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Badger is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Dupont ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dupont is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Medoc
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Medoc is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medoc
- Klondike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Klondike is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Opolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Opolis is located in Crawford County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestline is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Thoms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Thoms is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoms
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oronogo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Opolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Opolis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opolis
- Airport Drive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Drive is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Drive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Purcell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neck City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neck City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Lone Elm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Elm is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Webb City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alba is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Empire City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Empire City is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
- Central City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Oakland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Park
- Carterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
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 Waco Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waco Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carl Junction
- Carterville
- Empire City
- Oronogo
- Webb City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Waco Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Waco Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728228 (Waco Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728228 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carl Junction
- Location given for Waco Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2400564 Lon: -94.5952314
- 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 Jasper, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waco 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. |
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