A visit to the Lee's Summit 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 Lee's Summit Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lee's Summit Cemetery:
38.9161, -94.3638
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lee's Summit Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lee's Summit 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 north northwest of the Lee's Summit Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lee's Summit Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Lee's Summit Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lee's Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Flanery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Flanery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanery Cemetery
- Ganzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ganzer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganzer Cemetery
- Cowherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowherd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowherd Cemetery
- Hylton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hylton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- The Noland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Besonia Church Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981914 <5>
- Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Mound Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Olivet Cemetery
- The Mound Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mound Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30357 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Alley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Alley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Blue Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27649 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- Sechrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sechrest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechrest Cemetery
- The Sechrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sechrest Family Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Purdee Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lee's Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lee's Summit Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lee's Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Unity Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Lake Winnebago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
- Lake Lotawana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cockrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cockrell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
- Lake Tapawingo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belvidere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belvidere is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Raymore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Lone Jack
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grain Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrelson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
- Sni Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- New Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Santa Fe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Santa Fe
- Martin City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Martin City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
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 Lee's Summit 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 Lee's Summit Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Blue Springs
- Grandview
- Greenwood
- Independence
- Pleasant Hill
- Raymore
- Raytown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lee's Summit 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 Lee's Summit Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1934394 (Lee's Summit Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934394 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: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Jacomo
- Location given for Lee's Summit Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9161186 Lon: -94.3638387
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lee's Summit 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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