A visit to the Cowherd 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 Cowherd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cowherd Cemetery:
38.9733, -94.2978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cowherd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cowherd Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cowherd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cowherd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Cowherd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cowherd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bridges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Blue Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27649 <5>
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Purdee Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hylton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hylton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton Cemetery
- Lee's Summit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee's Summit Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Koger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Koger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koger Cemetery
- Valley Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Gosney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gosney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosney Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
- Lobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lobb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobb Cemetery
- Luttrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Flanery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Flanery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanery Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Corn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Ganzer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ganzer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganzer Cemetery
- Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sni Mills Holiness Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Oak Grove.
- Corn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Corn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Cemetery
- The Corn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Corn Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The George Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland 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 Cowherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cowherd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Tapawingo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lake Lotawana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lee's Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grain Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Little Blue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Greenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sni Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Raytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Winnebago
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Maywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Bates City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Holmes Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
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 Cowherd 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 Cowherd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Springs
- Buckner
- Greenwood
- Independence
- Pleasant Hill
- 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 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 Cowherd 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 Cowherd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2426796 (Cowherd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2426796 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: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Jacomo
- Location given for Cowherd Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9733333 Lon: -94.2977778
- 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 '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- Cowherd 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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