A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:
36.8931, -94.0974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wright Cemetery is located in Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Neosho. Neosho lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Wright Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Berwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Berwick Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
- Nimmo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nimmo Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Civil War Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Civil War Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil War Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Dice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dice Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Van Buren Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Van Buren Union Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren Union Cemetery
- The Van Buren Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Black Fox Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
- Van Buren Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- New Site Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Site Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Pierce City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #329191 <5>
- Pierce City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Weems Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Weems Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Muncie Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eugene Gates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Eugene Gates Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Eugene Gates Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugene Gates Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eugene Gates Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Purdy.
- The Eugene Gates Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elijah Waltrip Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2179818 <5>
- Carlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carlin Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newtonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Stark City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pierce City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ritchey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wentworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Talmage City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
- Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Granby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Boulder City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Comfort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Purdy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Granby City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Motley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Motley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Sarcoxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
- Ridgley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Butterfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Freistatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Freistatt is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freistatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Parshley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Parshley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshley
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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Diamond
- Granby
- Monett
- Neosho
- Newtonia
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Wright Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Sarcoxie
- Stella
- Wheaton
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 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 Wright Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #729155 (Wright Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729155 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 354 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pierce City
- Location given for Wright Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8931202 Lon: -94.0974339
- 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 Newton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wright 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. |