About Forest Park Cemetery
Forest Park Cemetery is a cemetery near Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It lies about 1.9 mi west of Joplin. The grounds sit at about 1,030 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Harvey Bailey and Tran Van Thuong. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 718096. The nearest other listed cemetery is Ozark Memorial Park Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the northwest. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Ozark Crematory in Joplin, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 62 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 33 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Joplin. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Forest Park Cemetery
Among them: 1 Vietnam War veteran.
- Harvey Bailey1887-1979American bank robber
- Tran Van Thuong1940-2021Ph.D. University of Utah 1986
People whose Wikidata entry gives Forest 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
37.08894, -94.47883
What Forest 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
- Ozark Memorial Park CemeteryJoplin, MOMemorial park0.9 mi
- Miller CemeteryDuquesne, MOCemetery2.3 mi
- Mount Hope CemeteryWebb City, MOCemetery2.5 mi
- Webb City CemeteryWebb City, MOMunicipal cemetery2.5 mi
- Wild Rose CemeteryWebb City, MOCemetery2.6 mi
- Harmony Grove CemeteryDuenweg, MOCemetery2.7 mi
- Mount Calvary CemeteryJoplin, MOCemetery2.8 mi
- Fairview CemeteryJoplin, MOCemetery3.2 mi
- Parkway CemeteryJoplin, MOCemetery3.9 mi
- Osborne CemeteryJoplin, MOCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Forest Park Cemetery
- Ozark Crematory0.7 miCremation provider · Joplin · (417) 782-0184
- Mason-Woodard Mortuary & Crematory0.9 miCremation provider · Joplin · (417) 781-1711
- SI Memorials2.1 miMonument dealer · Joplin · (417) 623-0633
- Thornhill-Dillon Mortuary2.2 miMortuary · Joplin · (417) 623-4567
- Parker Mortuary2.2 miMortuary · Joplin · (417) 623-4321
- Fraley Funeral Supply2.7 miFuneral home · Joplin · (417) 623-3359
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