A visit to the Alley 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 Alley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alley Cemetery:
38.9261, -94.2252
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alley Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Alley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alley 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 Alley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Gosney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gosney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosney Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Koger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Koger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
- Purdee Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Oak Grove.
- Bridges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Cowherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowherd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowherd Cemetery
- Soldiers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Soldiers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Cemetery
- Lone Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- The Corn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Corn Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- George Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The George Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Blue Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27649 <5>
- Stanley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Lee's Summit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lee's Summit Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Shore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shore Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shore Cemetery
- Webb Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Webb Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Family Cemetery
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Lotawana
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cockrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Lone Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sni Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Blue Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Grain Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tapawingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lee's Summit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baldwin Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Bates City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lake Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Raytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buckner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Alley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Greenwood
- Independence
- Kingsville
- Odessa
- Pleasant Hill
- Raymore
- Raytown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713230 (Alley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713230 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tarsney Lakes
- Location given for Alley Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.926119 Lon: -94.2252244
- 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 Jackson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alley 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. |