A visit to the Hanks 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 Hanks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanks Cemetery:
39.5289, -94.4627
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hanks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hanks Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburg. Plattsburg lies just to the north northeast of the Hanks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hanks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hanks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hanks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Plattsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28667 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Eberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eberts Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Transue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Transue Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transue Cemetery
- Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Brethren Church Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Lathrop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gower.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27288 <5>
- Davenport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Union Mill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Union Mill Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill Cemetery
- Standiford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Muddy Fork Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Converse Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse 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 Hanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hanks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plattsburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lathrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Starfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Turney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kearney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Camden Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Roosterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Chandler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Excelsior Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Elmira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Osborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Agency
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dearborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Hanks 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 Hanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Gower
- Holt
- Kearney
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Osborn
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
- Stewartsville
- Turney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hanks 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 Hanks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742122 (Hanks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742122 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: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plattsburg
- Location given for Hanks Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.528888 Lon: -94.4627282
- 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 '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- Hanks 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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