A visit to the Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Walnut Grove Cemetery:
39.7050, -94.7750
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies just to the northwest of the Walnut Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Feuquay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Feuquay Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feuquay Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pine Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cemetery
- Karns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Karns Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karns Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- New King Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New King Hill Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New King Hill Cemetery
- Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sparta Cemetery
- Blakely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blakely Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Memorial Park is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Minor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
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- Courtney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Courtney Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Mt. Mora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Brinton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brinton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton Cemetery
- Moxley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moxley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxley Cemetery
- B'nai Sholem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The B'nai Sholem Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Sholem Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Faucett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Faucett Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett Cemetery
- Yates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Easton.
- Kessler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Kessler Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler Cemetery
- Ozenberger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ozenberger Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozenberger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ozenberger Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Saint Joseph.
- The Ozenberger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30714 <5>
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] of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Walnut Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Matney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Saxton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Agency
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Faucett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Easton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Country Club
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Wathena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palermo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
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- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Gower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dearborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cosby is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Blair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Starfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Amazonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Clarksdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Rushville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
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 Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clarksdale
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Elwood
- Gower
- Gower lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Palermo
- Saint Joseph
- Stewartsville
- Wathena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
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- 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 Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728307 (Walnut Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728307 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: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Joseph South
- Location given for Walnut Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7049951 Lon: -94.7749627
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Grove 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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