A visit to the Paradise 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 Paradise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paradise Cemetery:
39.4242, -94.5158
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paradise Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Paradise Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paradise Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Paradise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paradise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davenport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Ecton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ecton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecton Cemetery
- Gaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gaus Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaus Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Eberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eberts Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eberts Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Standiford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pancake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pancake Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake Cemetery
- Soper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Muddy Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hanks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cockrell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- McComas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McComas Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComas Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Resurrection Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Paradise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paradise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nashua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Roosterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Kearney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Plattsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferrelview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Camden Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Acme is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gower
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Converse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lathrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Platte City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Waukomis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 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
- Mosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Prathersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- 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 Paradise 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 Paradise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Edgerton
- Gladstone
- Gower
- Gower lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Paradise Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Holt
- Holt lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Paradise Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kearney
- Lathrop
- Liberty
- Platte 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 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 Paradise 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 Paradise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2089635 (Paradise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2089635 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: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Paradise Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4241667 Lon: -94.5158333
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paradise 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. |