A visit to the Buckner Hill 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 Buckner Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buckner Hill Cemetery:
39.1253, -94.1997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buckner Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buckner Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Buckner Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buckner Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Buckner Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buckner Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Chiddix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiddix Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greens Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29013 <5>
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bone Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer UCC Cemetery
- Levasy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161426 <5>
- Chiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chiles Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Cemetery
- Hudspeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudspeth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Drake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rice Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Independence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31101 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Mecklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mecklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklin Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Lobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lobb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb Cemetery
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buckner Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buckner Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buckner
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Sibley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Levasy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Grain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atherton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Blue Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Albany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lake Tapawingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Missouri City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bates City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Cement City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Lake Lotawana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Prathersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sni Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Sugar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maywood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
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 Buckner Hill 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 Buckner Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Independence
- Missouri City
- Orrick
- Wellington
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 professional and volunteer 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 Buckner Hill 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 Buckner Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714987 (Buckner Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714987 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: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buckner
- Location given for Buckner Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1252839 Lon: -94.1996687
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buckner Hill 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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