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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Alexander Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery

Lat:   39.5189°   (39° 31' 8")

Lon:   -94.9600°   (-94° 57' 35")

The Alexander Cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.

The county seat for Platte County is located in Platte City. Platte City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Alexander Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bellis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellis Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Gore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Collier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Collier Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223628 <5>
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Hudseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudseph Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • West Lawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Sapp Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sapp Cemetery is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Judy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Judy Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Willis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Kerlin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerlin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kerlin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Mt. Gillin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Gillin Cemetery is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Sacks Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacks Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sacks Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Sacks Family Cemetery is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Branch Comb Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Comb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Comb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Branch Comb Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Kitchen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kitchen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kitchen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Iatan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
    • Iatan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Sugar Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
    • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
  • Lewis and Clark Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
    • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Port Williams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Port Williams has also been known as:
    • Williamsport
  • Oak Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
    • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
  • De Kalb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Kalb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <7>
  • Kickapoo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
    • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
  • Weston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <7>
  • Woodruff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Woodruff is located in Platte County
  • Dearborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
    • Dearborn is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <7>
  • Atchison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
    • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <7>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Lowemont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
      • Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • West Platte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Platte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
      • West Platte is located in Platte County
    • Faucett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
      • Faucett is located in Buchanan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <7>
    • Doniphan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
      • Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Potter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Willow Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
      • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
    • Camden Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Tracy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Easton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Former name for Easton:
      • Eastin
    • Leavenworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Stillings
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
      • Stillings is located in Platte County
    • Agency
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Matney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Buchanan County
    • Palermo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)

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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Platte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander 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 websites either 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 Alexander Cemetery:

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 Alexander Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #713201  (Alexander Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #713201 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: De Kalb
    • County: Platte         Elev: 332
    • Location given for GNIS #713201 (Alexander Cemetery)

The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Platte, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alexander Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5189, Longitude: -94.9600       In this case, the coordinates for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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