A visit to the Mount Washington 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. Washington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Washington Cemetery:
39.5572, -94.4413
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Washington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Washington Cemetery is located in Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburg. Plattsburg lies just to the northwest of the Mt. Washington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Washington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Washington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Transue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 north)
- 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
- McWilliams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Eberts Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lathrop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lathrop Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop Cemetery
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Grayson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gower.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27288 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Converse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Converse Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Washington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plattsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lilly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Lathrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Starfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Turney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Gower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Ridgely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smithville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stewartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elmira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Excelsior Estates
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Agency
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Camden Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Dearborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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. Washington 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 Mt. Washington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Cameron
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Gower
- Gower lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Washington 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 Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kearney
- Lathrop
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Lawson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Osborn
- Osborn lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Washington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osborn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
- Stewartsville
- Turney
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 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. Washington 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 Mt. Washington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742124 (Mount Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742124 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: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Plattsburg
- Location given for Mount Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5572217 Lon: -94.4413389
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Washington 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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