A visit to the Brightwell 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 Brightwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brightwell Cemetery:
39.2958, -94.7458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brightwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Brightwell Cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.
The county seat for Platte County is located in Platte City. Platte City lies just to the north northwest of the Brightwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Brightwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Brightwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brightwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Rixey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rixey Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixey Cemetery
- Jewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jewett Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Dunagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunagan Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunagan Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Platte City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Platte City Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Waller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Leavenworth National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Muncie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Delaware Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Delaware Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Cemetery
- Lansing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lansing Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing Cemetery
- Pancake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pancake Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Brightwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brightwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Platte City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Ferrelview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Farley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Waldron
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- East Leavenworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Platte Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Tracy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Parkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Waukomis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stillings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Lansing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
- Barry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- West Platte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Bain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Houston Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Nashua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quindaro is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quindaro
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodruff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Camden Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Brightwell 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 Brightwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Leavenworth
- Parkville
- Platte City
- Weston
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 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 Brightwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Platte 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 Brightwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714706 (Brightwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714706 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: Platte
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ferrelview
- Location given for Brightwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2958344 Lon: -94.7457936
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brightwell 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. |