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A visit to the Willow Springs 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 Willow Springs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willow Springs Cemetery:

37.1909, -92.2849

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willow Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Willow Springs Cemetery is located in Wright County<2>.

The county seat for Wright County is located in Hartville. Hartville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Willow Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Willow Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Willow Springs Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willow Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mountain Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Canada Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Canada Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Cemetery
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
  • Swede Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Swede Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Cemetery
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Stubbs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
  • Absher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Absher Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absher Cemetery
  • Helum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Helum Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helum Cemetery
  • Raney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ussery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Ussery Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ussery Cemetery
  • Spillman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Spillman Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillman Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Carter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • Frog Knob Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Frog Knob Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Knob Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Cox Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Cox Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
    • Kennel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Kennel Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennel Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • Shores Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Shores Cemetery is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shores Cemetery
    • Altis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Altis Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altis Cemetery
    • Hamilton Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jarrett Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
      • The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Jarrett - Hamilton Creek Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willow Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willow Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mountain Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dunn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Former name for Dunn:
    • Impo
  • Bendavis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bendavis is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendavis
  • Graff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Graff is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Green Mountain is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain
  • Cabool
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Huggins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Huggins is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins
  • Astoria
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Astoria is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Macomb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Macomb is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
  • Hartville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Vanzant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Vanzant is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Sargent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Elk Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Simmons
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Saint George
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint George is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Olathia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Olathia is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
    • Drury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Drury is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Solo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Jerktail ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jerktail is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerktail
    • Bucyrus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Houston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Odin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Odin is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin

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 Willow Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wright County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willow Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Willow Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Wright 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 Willow Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #728947  (Willow Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728947 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: Wright
      • Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mountain Grove North
      • Location given for Willow Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1908846     Lon: -92.284884
      • 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 Wright, 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 from Point A (ie- Willow Springs 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.