A visit to the Pleasant Prairie 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 Pleasant Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
39.0867, -94.0924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- The Ebenezer Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bone Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer UCC Cemetery
- Levasy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161426 <5>
- Mecklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mecklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecklin Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Chapel Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greens Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Buckner.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29013 <5>
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Chiddix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chiddix Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiddix Cemetery
- Bates City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buckner Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Buckner Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Grain Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Grain Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grain Valley Cemetery
- Wellington City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The George Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Webb Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Webb Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Family Cemetery
- Ferguson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ferguson Family Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ferguson Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Bates City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2465330 <5>
- Smith - Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 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)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Levasy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bates City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Orrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Odessa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Blue Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sni Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sni Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sni Mills
- Lake Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Lake Tapawingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Lake Lotawana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hicks City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks City
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Atherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
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
- Lexington
- Odessa
- Orrick
- Wellington
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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #724575 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bates City
- Location given for Pleasant Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0866744 Lon: -94.0924457
- 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 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 '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- Pleasant Prairie 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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