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A visit to the Douglas Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Douglas Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglas Cemetery

Lat:   38.9610°   (38° 57' 39")

Lon:   -94.5781°   (-94° 34' 41")

The Douglas Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Douglas Cemetery .

Name Variations for Douglas Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Douglas Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Grange Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Douglas Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Douglas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglas Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Indian Village is located in Jackson County
  • Holmes Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leawood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Prairie Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
    • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <7>
  • New Santa Fe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Santa Fe have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
    • New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
  • Mission Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
    • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
  • Martin City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
    • Martin City is located in Jackson County
  • Westwood Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
    • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Mission Woods
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
    • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Westwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
    • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Fairway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
    • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <7>
  • Countryside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
    • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Overland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
      • Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <7>
    • Grandview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <7>
    • Raytown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Raytown is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <7>
    • Roeland Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeland Park
      • Roeland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <7>
    • Mission
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
      • Former name for Mission:
      • Mission Hill Acres
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <7>
    • Belvidere
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvidere have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
      • Belvidere is located in Jackson County
    • Merriam
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Leeds
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Argentine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenexa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Loch Lloyd
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
      • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
      • Loch Lloyd village
    • Unity Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
      • Unity Village is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Little Blue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kansas City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Douglas 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 Douglas Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Douglas Cemetery:

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 Douglas Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #718690  (Grange Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #718690 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Grandview
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 266
    • Location given for GNIS #718690 (Grange Cemetery)

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Douglas Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9610, Longitude: -94.5781       In this case, the coordinates for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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