A visit to the Minaville 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 Minaville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minaville Cemetery:
39.1669, -94.4617
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minaville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minaville Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the north northeast of the Minaville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Minaville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Minaville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minaville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crowley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Roger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Pence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- New Stark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Stark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Independence.
- The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30384 <5>
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Chapel Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hendrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28659 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Liberty.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30481 <5>
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Independence.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32371 <5>
- Oak Ridge Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Minaville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minaville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Minaville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Birmingham
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- East Kansas City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Randolph
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Cement City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Claycomo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- Pleasant Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
- River Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Glenaire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Sugar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Woodhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Maywood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakview is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Northmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 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 Minaville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minaville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gladstone
- Independence
- Kansas City
- Liberty
- North Kansas City
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 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 Minaville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Minaville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2099821 (Minaville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2099821 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Liberty
- Location given for Minaville Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1669444 Lon: -94.4616667
- 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 Clay, 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- Minaville 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. |