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A visit to the Pitts Chapel 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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery:

38.6864, -94.2794

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Pitts Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Harrisonville. Harrisonville lies just to the west southwest of the Pitts Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Pitts Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Pitts Chapel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pitts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Orient Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Orient Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Staley Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Staley Mound Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Mound Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Glenn Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
  • Clearfork Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clearfork Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfork Cemetery
  • Gunn City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Gunn City Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Wills Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Wills Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Strasburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Strasburg Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Cemetery
  • Burford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burford Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Reed Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
    • Buckley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Buckley Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
    • Hornsby Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
    • Sloan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pleasant Hill.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30901 <5>
    • Peculiar Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Peculiar Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peculiar Cemetery
    • Vansandt Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Vansandt Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansandt Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • Garden City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Garden City Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Cemetery
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pitts Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pitts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • East Lynne
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harrisonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gunn City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gunn City is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Strasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Coleman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
  • Garden City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peculiar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • La Tour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • La Tour is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Tour
  • Latour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Latour is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
  • Lake Winnebago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Greenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Annette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lake Annette is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Austin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Austin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Raymore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrelson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrelson is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrelson
    • Freeman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Lone Jack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cockrell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cockrell is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
    • Riverview Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Riverview Estates has also been known as:
      • Riverview Estates village
    • Archie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Quick City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quick City is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick City
    • Holden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pitts Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Cass 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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #724447  (Pitts Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724447 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: Cass
      • Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harrisonville
      • Location given for Pitts Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6863999     Lon: -94.2793909
      • 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 Cass, 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- Pitts Chapel 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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