A visit to the Mount Saint Marys 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 Mt. St. Marys Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery:
39.0856, -94.5361
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. St. Marys Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the east of the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. St. Marys Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Loose Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Loose Memorial Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loose Memorial Park
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Huron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Collings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Collings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Mt. St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. St. Marys Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Kansas City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Westwood Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Mission Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Sugar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- East Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Roeland Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Woodhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Minaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Argentine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Mission
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>
- Countryside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Cement City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Mt. St. Marys 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 Mt. St. Marys Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Independence
- Kansas City
- Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- Raytown
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 Mt. St. Marys 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 Mt. St. Marys Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722885 (Mount Saint Marys Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722885 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: 283 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kansas City
- Location given for Mount Saint Marys Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0855603 Lon: -94.5360655
- 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' (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- Mt. St. Marys 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. |