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A visit to the Mound Grove Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mound Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mound Grove Cemetery (FG ID #30303)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Mound Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mound Grove Cemetery

Lat:   39.1127°   (39° 6' 45")

Lon:   -94.4280°   (-94° 25' 40")

The Mound Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the south southeast of the Mound Grove Cemetery .

Establishment of the Mound Grove Cemetery ...

The Mound Grove Cemetery was established in 1902.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mound Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mound Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Mound Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mound Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sugar Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Maywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cement City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Cement City is located in Jackson County
  • Birmingham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Minaville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • East Kansas City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
    • East Kansas City is located in Clay County
  • Randolph
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leeds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adams
    • From the Mound Grove Cemetery to Adams
  • River Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Claycomo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claycomo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
    • Claycomo is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Avondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Woodhill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kansas City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Glenaire
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenaire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
      • Glenaire is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Raytown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Raytown is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <6>
    • Little Blue
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lake Tapawingo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
      • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Atherton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Kansas City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Jackson County
    • Liberty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gladstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,677 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <6>
    • Oakwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
      • Oakwood is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Oaks is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 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 Mound Grove 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 Mound Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mound Grove Cemetery:

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 Mound Grove Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #722694  (Mound Grove Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #722694 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Independence
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #722694 (Mound Grove Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #30303

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mound Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1127, Longitude: -94.4280    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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