A visit to the Chinn 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 Chinn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chinn Cemetery:
39.3928, -94.7133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chinn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chinn Cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.
The county seat for Platte County is located in Platte City. Platte City lies just to the southwest of the Chinn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chinn 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 Chinn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chinn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- McComas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McComas Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComas Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Platte City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Platte City Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cockrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Camden Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Camden Point Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pancake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pancake Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Brightwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brightwell Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwell Cemetery
- Gaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gaus Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaus Cemetery
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilkerson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Tracy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32290 <5>
- Todd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Rixey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rixey Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixey Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chinn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chinn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Platte City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Camden Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ferrelview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Ridgely
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Woodruff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- West Platte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stillings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Weatherby Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Platte Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Lake Waukomis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Barry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Waldron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waldron is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Highland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Parkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Kickapoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
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 Chinn 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 Chinn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Dearborn
- Edgerton
- Leavenworth
- Parkville
- Platte City
- Smithville
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chinn 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 Chinn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #715794 (Chinn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715794 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: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden Point
- Location given for Chinn Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3927771 Lon: -94.7132925
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chinn 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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