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A visit to the Wills Cemetery ...


The location of the Wills 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 Wills Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.7231°   (38° 43' 23")

Lon:   -94.4177°   (-94° 25' 3")

The Wills Cemetery is located in Cass County<2>.

The county seat for Cass County is located in Harrisonville. Harrisonville lies just to the southeast of the Wills Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wills Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Missouri:
  • Pages specific to Cass 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 Wills 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wills Cemetery.

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

    • Coleman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Coleman is located in Cass County
    • Peculiar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Raymore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
      • Raymore is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymore <4>
    • Lake Annette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Annette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Annette
      • Lake Annette is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Harrisonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
      • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <4>
    • Riverview Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Estates
      • Riverview Estates is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Riverview Estates has also been known as:
      • Riverview Estates village
    • Lake Winnebago
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Winnebago have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Winnebago
      • Lake Winnebago is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,370 people
    • Freeman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <4>
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
    • Belton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
      • Belton is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
    • Cleveland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • East Lynne
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynne
        • East Lynne is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Lynne <4>
      • Baldwin Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Park
        • Baldwin Park is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • West Line
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Line
        • West Line is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Grandview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
      • Loch Lloyd
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loch Lloyd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lloyd
        • Loch Lloyd is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
        • Loch Lloyd has also been known as:
        • Loch Lloyd village
      • Strasburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
        • Strasburg is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
      • Lee's Summit
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
      • Stilwell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
        • Stilwell is located in Johnson County (KS)
      • Wea
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wea
        • Wea is located in Miami County (KS)
      • Gunn City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunn City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn City
        • Gunn City is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Cockrell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell
        • Cockrell is located in Jackson County
      • Martin City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin City
        • Martin City is located in Jackson County
      • Louisburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
        • Louisburg is located in Miami County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,590 people
        • Former name for Louisburg:
        • New Saint Lewis
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisburg <4>
      • Unity Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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

    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 Wills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cass County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Wills Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Peculiar Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peculiar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peculiar Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peculiar Cemetery
    • Brown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Raymore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Raymore Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raymore Cemetery
    • Glenn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Glenn Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
    • Orient Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orient Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Orient Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orient Cemetery
    • Frazee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frazee Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazee Cemetery
    • Pitts Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pitts Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery
    • Belton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Belton Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belton Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Burford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burford Cemetery is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burford Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Corinth Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Cornith Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cleveland Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Pleasant Hill.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30901 <6>
      • Glenwild Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenwild Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glenwild Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenwild Cemetery
      • Greenwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • Bryant Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Staley Mound Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staley Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Staley Mound Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staley Mound Cemetery
      • Sloan Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sloan Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan 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 Wills Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #728912  (Wills Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #728912 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: Peculiar
      • County: Cass         Elev: 298
      • Location given for GNIS #728912 (Wills Cemetery)

    The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/

    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 Cass, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wills Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7231, Longitude: -94.4177       In this case, the coordinates for the Wills 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.




 

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