A visit to the Parker 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 Parker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Parker Cemetery:
39.6622, -94.8164
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Parker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Parker Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just to the north of the Parker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Parker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Parker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sparta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Feuquay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Feuquay Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feuquay Cemetery
- New King Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New King Hill Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New King Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Faucett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Faucett Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett Cemetery
- Karns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Karns Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Yates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- Brinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton Cemetery
- Mt. Mora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mora Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30336 <5>
- Elwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Elwood (KS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484817 <5>
- West Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lawn Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- The Ashland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Cemetery
- Kerlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kerlin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerlin Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
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 Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Parker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Matney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Faucett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Agency
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Kalb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Elwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Dearborn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wathena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Country Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Rushville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gower
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Sugar Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Camden Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Doniphan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Lewis and Clark Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Iatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Iatan is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Woodruff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Starfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Cosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 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 Parker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Parker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Doniphan
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Elwood
- Gower
- Gower lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Parker Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Palermo
- Saint Joseph
- Wathena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Parker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 Parker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724033 (Parker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724033 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph South
- Location given for Parker Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6622175 Lon: -94.8163522
- 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 Buchanan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Parker 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. |