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A visit to the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...


The location of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery

Lat:   39.0867°   (39° 5' 12")

Lon:   -94.0924°   (-94° 5' 32")

The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.

The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery .

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 websites either 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Lafayette County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Napoleon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Levasy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levasy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
      • Levasy is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Waterloo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
    • Oak Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
    • Bates City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wellington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lafayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
    • Buckner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grain Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grain Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley
      • Grain Valley is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grain Valley <4>
    • Fleming
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
      • Fleming is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Orrick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrick
      • Orrick is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrick <4>
    • Camden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Ray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
    • Sibley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <4>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Lake City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
        • Lake City is located in Jackson County
      • Odessa
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
        • Odessa is located in Lafayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,295 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odessa <4>
      • Albany
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Albany is located in Ray County
      • Blue Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lafayette
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
        • Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
      • Lake Tapawingo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
        • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
      • Lake Lotawana
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lotawana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lotawana
        • Lake Lotawana is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lotawana <4>
      • Hicks City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
        • Hicks City is located in Jackson County
      • Lexington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Henrietta
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
        • Henrietta is located in Ray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Atherton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
        • Atherton is located in Jackson County
      • Adams
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Adams is located in Jackson County

    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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Blue Springs
    • Buckner
      • Buckner lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Buckner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Lexington
    • Odessa
      • Odessa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odessa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa
    • Orrick
    • Richmond
    • Wellington

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Anderson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Ebenezer UCC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ebenezer UCC Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Ebenezer UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bone Hill Cemetery
      • Levasy Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer UCC Cemetery
    • Mecklin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mecklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mecklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mecklin Cemetery
    • Green Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Chapel Cemetery
    • Greens Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Greens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greens Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Buckner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greens Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29013 <6>
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
    • Chiddix Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chiddix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chiddix Cemetery
    • Bates City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Buckner Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buckner Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Hill Cemetery
      • Oakland Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Grain Valley Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grain Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grain Valley Cemetery
      • Wellington City Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellington City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wellington City Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellington City Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • George Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The George Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Webb Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ferguson Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ferguson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Ferguson Family Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Bates City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465330 <6>
      • Smith - Jackson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith - Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith - Jackson Cemetery is located in Ray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith - Jackson Cemetery

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

    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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #724575  (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #724575 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bates City
      • County: Lafayette         Elev: 239
      • Location given for GNIS #724575 (Pleasant Prairie Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

    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 Lafayette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0867, Longitude: -94.0924       In this case, the coordinates for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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