About Park Cemetery
Park Cemetery is a cemetery near Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri. It lies about 1.1 mi east of Carthage. The grounds sit at about 1,017 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Marlin Perkins, Clarence Woods and Roscoe P. Conkling. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 724015. The nearest other listed cemetery is Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest mortuary we know of is Knell Mortuary in Carthage, about 0.9 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 31 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Carthage. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 musician.
- Marlin Perkins1905-1986American zoologist
- Clarence Woods1888-1956American composer
- Roscoe P. Conkling1889-1954American judge
People whose Wikidata entry gives Park Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
37.17255, -94.32994
What Park Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Congregation of the Mother Co-Redemptrix CemeteryCarthage, MOCatholic cemetery0.2 mi
- Oak Hill CemeteryCarthage, MOCemetery0.2 mi
- Cedar Hill CemeteryCarthage, MOCemetery2.1 mi
- Curtis CemeteryCarthage, MOCemetery2.8 mi
- Fullerton CemeteryCarthage, MOCemetery4.3 mi
- Grey CemeteryCarthage, MOCemetery4.8 mi
- Fairview CemeteryCarthage, MOCemetery4.9 mi
- Carterville CemeteryCarterville, MOCemetery6.0 mi
- Sterling CemeteryDuenweg, MOCemetery6.1 mi
- Carter Memorial CemeteryCarterville, MOCemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Park Cemetery
- Knell Mortuary0.9 miMortuary · Carthage · (417) 358-2105
- Ulmer Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Carthage · (417) 358-2222
- Quality Memorials Inc. Bill & Billy Joslen1.8 miMonument dealer · Carthage · (417) 358-8903
- Hedge-Lewis Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Webb City · (417) 673-4666
- Simpson Funeral Home7.7 miFuneral home · Webb City · (417) 673-2411
- Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory9.6 miCremation provider · Joplin · (417) 781-1711
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