A visit to the Crooked River 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 Crooked River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crooked River Cemetery:
39.5506, -94.2411
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crooked River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crooked River Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburg. Plattsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Crooked River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crooked River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Crooked River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crooked River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lathrop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Converse Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27295 <5>
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Zeikle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zeikle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeikle Cemetery
- Cates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sloan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Mirabile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mirabile Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirabile Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harlan Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Cemetery
- Transue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Transue Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transue Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton 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 Crooked River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crooked River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Converse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elmira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Polo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lilly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Kingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Homestead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wood Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Osborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Mosby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Prathersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cowgill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Starfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
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 Crooked River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crooked River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cameron
- Cowgill
- Excelsior Springs
- Holt
- Holt lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Crooked River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kearney
- Kingston
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Lawson lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Crooked River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Osborn
- Osborn lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Crooked River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osborn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Plattsburg
- Polo
- Polo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Crooked River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Turney
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 Crooked River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 Crooked River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742962 (Crooked River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742962 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmira
- Location given for Crooked River Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5505598 Lon: -94.2410543
- 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 Clinton, 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- Crooked River 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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