A visit to the Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Ridge Cemetery:
39.0878, -94.4744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the east of the Blue Ridge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pitcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Independence.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32371 <5>
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Collings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Collings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Hendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Luttrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell Cemetery
- The Luttrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carr Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
- Luttrell - Dalton Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Minaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Minaville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville Cemetery
- Minneville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Minneville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minneville Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968136 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 35 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Sugar Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cement City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- East Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Minaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Raytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- North Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Woodhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Claycomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Westwood Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Mission Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Lake Tapawingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Gladstone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Glenaire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Northmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Kansas City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gladstone
- Independence
- Kansas City
- Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- Raytown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Blue Ridge 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 Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714417 (Blue Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714417 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: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Blue Ridge Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0877826 Lon: -94.4743973
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Ridge 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. |
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