A visit to the Elmwood Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elmwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elmwood Cemetery (FG ID #28590).
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 Elmwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elmwood Cemetery:
39.0962, -94.5262
The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the east of the Elmwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elmwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Elmwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheffield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Huron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Huron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Loose Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Loose Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Memorial Park
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minaville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville Cemetery
- Minneville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elmwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Westwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mission Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cement City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Northmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roeland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Oakwood Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claycomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Independence
- Kansas City
- Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- Raytown
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 websites either 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 Elmwood 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 Elmwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #28590
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #717552 (Elmwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #717552 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: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kansas City
- Location given for Elmwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0961156 Lon: -94.5257875
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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- Elmwood 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. |