A visit to the McWilliams 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 McWilliams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McWilliams Cemetery:
39.5756, -94.3858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McWilliams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburg. Plattsburg lies just to the west of the McWilliams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McWilliams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McWilliams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McWilliams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Transue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Transue Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transue Cemetery
- Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lathrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Eberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Eberts Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberts Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Converse Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Crooked River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Estep Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Deer Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Deer Creek Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harlan Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McWilliams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McWilliams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plattsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lathrop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Starfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Trimble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Osborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Stewartsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Excelsior Estates
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Homestead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Mosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Prathersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Excelsior Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Polo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clarksdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
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 McWilliams 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 McWilliams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cameron
- Clarksdale
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Excelsior Springs
- Gower
- Gower lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the McWilliams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Holt
- Holt lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the McWilliams Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kearney
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Osborn
- Plattsburg
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- 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 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 McWilliams 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 McWilliams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742128 (McWilliams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742128 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plattsburg
- Location given for McWilliams Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5755562 Lon: -94.3857817
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McWilliams 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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