A visit to the Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cockrell Cemetery:
39.4336, -94.6758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cockrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cockrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cockrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- McComas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McComas Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComas Cemetery
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Camden Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Camden Point Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Gaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gaus Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaus Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Standiford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Maupin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maupin Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Platte City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Platte City Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City Cemetery
- Pancake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pancake Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Union Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Mill Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill 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 Cockrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cockrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ridgely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Camden Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Edgerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Ferrelview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nashua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Stillings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Weatherby Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Faucett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Agency
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Plattsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Dearborn
- Edgerton
- Gower
- Gower lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Cockrell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Platte City
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
- 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 Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716061 (Cockrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716061 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: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden Point
- Location given for Cockrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4336097 Lon: -94.6757912
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Cockrell 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |