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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 West Family Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Family Cemetery

Lat:   39.0021°   (39° 0' 7")

Lon:   -94.4730°   (-94° 28' 22")

The West Family Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the north northeast of the West Family Cemetery .

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 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 West Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Jackson 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 West Family 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 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Family Cemetery.

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

    • Raytown
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
      • Raytown is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
    • Little Blue
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Blue
      • Little Blue is located in Jackson County
    • Holmes Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Park
      • Holmes Park is located in Jackson County
      • Holmes Park has also been known as:
      • Holmes
    • Leeds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Leeds is located in Jackson County
    • Unity Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
      • Unity Village is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Indian Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Jackson County
    • Maywood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Jackson County
    • Lee's Summit
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
      • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
    • Independence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
      • Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Mission Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
      • Mission Woods is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Mission Hills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
        • Mission Hills is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
      • Leawood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
        • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
      • Grandview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Grandview is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
      • Lake Tapawingo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Kansas City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Westwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Westwood is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
      • Fairway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway
        • Fairway is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairway <4>
      • Prairie Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
        • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <4>
      • Adams
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Adams is located in Jackson County
      • Roeland Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roeland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeland Park
        • Roeland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roeland Park <4>
      • Countryside
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countryside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
        • Countryside is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Martin City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
        • Martin City is located in Jackson County
      • Blue Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Kansas City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kansas City
        • North Kansas City is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kansas City <4>
      • Cement City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
        • Cement City is located in Jackson County
      • Randolph
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • East Kansas City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
        • East Kansas City is located in Clay County
      • Mission
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
        • Mission is located in Johnson County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
        • Former name for Mission:
        • Mission Hill Acres
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <4>

    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 West Family 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 West Family Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Family Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Collings Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rice Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Sechrest Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Sechrest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Sechrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sechrest Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sechrest Cemetery
    • Mound Olivet Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Mound Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Mound Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mound Olivet Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Olivet Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30357 <6>
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Brooking Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Cole Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cole Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Cole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Palestine Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Noland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Noland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • The Noland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Besonia Church Cemetery
      • Oliver Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981914 <6>
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Flanery Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flanery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanery Cemetery
      • Campground Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Campground Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Ganzer Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganzer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ganzer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganzer Cemetery
      • Hylton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hylton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Hylton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hylton Cemetery
      • Pitcher Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitcher Cemetery
      • Blue Ridge Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
      • Highland Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jewish Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
      • Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Luttrell Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • The Luttrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • The Luttrell Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Carr Cemetery
        • Dalton Cemetery
        • Luttrell - Dalton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luttrell Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery

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

    The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0021, Longitude: -94.4730    
    <3>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.
    <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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