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A visit to the West Lawn Cemetery ...

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 Lawn Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   39.5875°   (39° 35' 14")

Lon:   -94.9286°   (-94° 55' 42")

The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Buchanan County<2>.

The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the West Lawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the West Lawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Kerlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kerlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kerlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kerlin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • 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 Platte County
  • Camp Ground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Ground Cemetery
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • The Camp Ground Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2223628 <5>
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Gore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Platte County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Allen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Judy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Judy Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Willis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Hudseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudseph Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Bellis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellis Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Collier Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Collier Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Turner Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
    • Sparta Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparta Cemetery is located in Buchanan County

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 West Lawn Cemetery.

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

  • De Kalb
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Kalb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Rushville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <6>
  • Lewis and Clark Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
    • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Sugar Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
    • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
  • Faucett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
    • Faucett is located in Buchanan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <6>
  • Willow Brook
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
    • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
  • Iatan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
    • Iatan is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Doniphan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
    • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
    • Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
  • Dearborn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
    • Dearborn is located in Platte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <6>
  • Matney
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
    • Matney is located in Buchanan County
  • Port Williams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
    • Port Williams is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Port Williams has also been known as:
    • Williamsport
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Palermo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Oak Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
      • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County (KS)
    • Agency
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Atchison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
      • Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <6>
    • Woodruff
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
      • Woodruff is located in Platte County
    • Elwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
    • Saxton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Buchanan County
    • Wathena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
      • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <6>
    • Kickapoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
      • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
    • Weston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Platte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <6>
    • Camden Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Joseph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brenner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
      • Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)

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 Lawn 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 West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery:

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 West Lawn Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #742721  (West Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #742721 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: De Kalb
    • County: Buchanan         Elev: 343
    • Location given for GNIS #742721 (West Lawn Cemetery)

The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/

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 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5875, Longitude: -94.9286       In this case, the coordinates for the West Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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