A visit to the Hawkins 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 Hawkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hawkins Cemetery:
39.4511, -94.8977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hawkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.
The county seat for Platte County is located in Platte City. Platte City lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hawkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hawkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Hawkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hawkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Kitchen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wilkerson Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Tracy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32290 <5>
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Kickapoo Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Market Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Market Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Moore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223628 <5>
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Bellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellis Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellis Cemetery
- Sapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapp Cemetery
- Branch Comb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Branch Comb Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Comb Cemetery
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Judy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Judy Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judy 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 Hawkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hawkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Iatan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Kickapoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- West Platte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Oak Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Tracy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Sugar Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Port Williams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Camden Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dearborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stillings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stillings is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- East Leavenworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Platte City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Lewis and Clark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Bain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bain City is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
- Farley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Faucett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Easton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lansing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <6>
- Ridgely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Willow Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Potter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
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 Hawkins Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Platte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hawkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Leavenworth
- Platte City
- Potter
- Weston
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 helpful 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 Hawkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Platte 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 Hawkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719237 (Hawkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719237 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: Platte
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Hawkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4511083 Lon: -94.8977407
- 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 Platte, 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- Hawkins 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |