A visit to the Mount Washington Forever 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 Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery (FG ID #30384).
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 Forever Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery:
39.0961, -94.4746
The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Independence.
The cemetery is located in Jackson County<3>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the east of the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery ...
The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery was established in 1900.
Name Variations for Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pitcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher Cemetery
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brooking Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Hendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Minaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Minaville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville Cemetery
- Minneville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Collings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Luttrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maywood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leeds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Cement City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Claycomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Claycomo is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
- River Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Pleasant Valley
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Glenaire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oaks is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Northmoor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Mt. Washington Forever 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. Washington Forever Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Independence
- Kansas City
- North Kansas City
- Raytown
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 Mt. Washington Forever 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. Washington Forever Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #30384
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722921 (Mount Washington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722921 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: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Mount Washington Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0958379 Lon: -94.4760639
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |