A visit to the Pitcher 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 Pitcher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pitcher Cemetery:
39.0636, -94.4705
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pitcher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the northeast of the Pitcher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pitcher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Pitcher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pitcher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Independence.
- The Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Washington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30384 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brooking Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Collings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Collings Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Independence.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Independence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32371 <5>
- Floral Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Floral Hills Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Hills Cemetery
- West Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The West Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Family Cemetery
- Luttrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell Cemetery
- The Luttrell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carr Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
- Luttrell - Dalton Cemetery
- Mound Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Pitcher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pitcher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leeds
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Leeds is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Maywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Raytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Blue
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Blue is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- East Kansas City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- East Kansas City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
- Cement City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cement City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
- Minaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Minaville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minaville
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Westwood Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- North Kansas City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mission Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Holmes Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
- Holmes Park has also been known as:
- Holmes
- Unity Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Unity Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Woodhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodhill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhill
- Roeland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Lake Tapawingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Claycomo
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 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
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 Pitcher 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 Pitcher 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 visit 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 Pitcher 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 Pitcher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724443 (Pitcher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724443 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: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Pitcher Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0636163 Lon: -94.4705083
- 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 Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pitcher 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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