A visit to the Muddy Fork 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 Muddy Fork Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Muddy Fork Cemetery (FG ID #30419).
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 Muddy Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Muddy Fork Cemetery:
39.4195, -94.3704
The Muddy Fork Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Muddy Fork Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Muddy Fork Cemetery ...
The Muddy Fork Cemetery was established in 1851.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Muddy Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Muddy Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Soper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Eberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eberts Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberts Cemetery
- Crowley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
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- Tapp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tapp Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapp Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ecton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ecton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecton Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Munkirs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Munkirs Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munkirs 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]<3> of the Muddy Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Muddy Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kearney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Converse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prathersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Excelsior Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Lawson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roosterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Homestead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Lathrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Trimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woods Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Glenaire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glenaire is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Ridgely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 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 Muddy Fork 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 Muddy Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Excelsior Springs
- Holt
- Holt lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Muddy Fork Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kearney
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Liberty
- Missouri City
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
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 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 Muddy Fork 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 Muddy Fork Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #30419
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #723043 (Muddy Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #723043 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: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holt
- Location given for Muddy Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4194464 Lon: -94.3705034
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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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muddy Fork 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |