County archive: MO - 047
Find Any Grave in Clay County MO | Cemetery Records & Burial Lookup
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Clay County, Missouri from one focused county hub.
55
Clay County Cemeteries
44
Burial Records Indexed
55
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Clay County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
County overview
About Clay County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Clay County, Missouri contains 55 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 44 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Mt Olivet Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1921 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
This county archive page is built to support searches like Clay County cemetery records, Clay County burial records, grave lookup in Missouri, and local genealogy research with stronger place context before users move into individual cemetery pages.
Archive depth
55
ActiveActive cemetery pages currently surfaced in Clay County.
Research signals
44
MilitaryBurial records in this county with military branch context.
Source mix
63
IndexedCemetery rows currently grouped into public archive source labels.
County map
Clay County map overview
County center reference: 39.3067, -94.3899
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Clay County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 3
Back to MissouriMt Olivet Cemetery
10 records in archive
Records: 1922 - 2022
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
KEARNEY, MO
Mount Olivet Cemetery
7 records in archive - Public
Records: 1921 - 2021
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
White Chapel Cemetery
7 records in archive - Public
Records: 1922 - 2021
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Terrace Park Cemetery
6 records in archive
Records: 1930 - 2022
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
KANSAS CITY, MO
Mt Moriah Newcomer & Freeman Cemetery
5 records in archive
Records: 1925 - 2022
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
KANSAS CITY, MO
Glenridge Cemetery
2 records in archive - Public
Records: 1947 - 2022
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Xii Gates Mem Gardens
2 records in archive
Records: 1949 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
KANSAS CITY, MO
Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1956 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
KANSAS CITY, MO
Marker Desk
1 records in archive
Records: 2026
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
KANSAS CITY, MO
Muddy Fork Cemetery
1 records in archive - Public
Records: 1949 - 2019
Public cemetery with documented veteran burials and USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
North New Garden Cemetery
1 records in archive
Records: 1927 - 2020
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO
Ressurection Cemetery North
1 records in archive
Records: 1935 - 2021
County cemetery archive with documented veteran burials and VA source coverage.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO
Antioch Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Baker Evans Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Baldwin Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Barry Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Bethel Presbyterian Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Brooks Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Buxton Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Cameron Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Crowley Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Crowley Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Crown Hill Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Davenport Cemetery
0 records in archive - Public
Public cemetery with USGS source coverage.
Mapped cemetery location available for county research context.
Burial record snapshot
Burial Records in Clay County, Missouri
These person-level records are one of the strongest long-tail search assets on the county page. Use full names, dates, cemetery context, and military branch details to separate likely matches before opening the record page.
Burton Lavance Rogers
Marker Desk
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
US NAVY
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Carl Ellis Murray
Terrace Park Cemetery
1931-01-03 - 2022-07-04
US AIR FORCE
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Christopher W Hampson
Glenridge Cemetery
1966-01-12 - 2022-06-01
US ARMY, SGT
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Clem R Robinson
Mt Moriah Newcomer & Freeman Cemetery
1929-12-06 - 2022-02-17
US ARMY, PFC
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Eleanor Ann George
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1937-11-11 - 2022-02-02
US NAVY, SN
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David James Engle
Terrace Park Cemetery
1944-07-07 - 2022-01-26
US ARMY
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Clifford Eugene Freeman
Terrace Park Cemetery
1945-06-13 - 2021-12-31
US ARMY
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Donald P St Clair
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1936-02-23 - 2021-12-13
US ARMY, SP4
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Earl Smith
Xii Gates Mem Gardens
1949-12-09 - 2021-12-01
US ARMY
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Donald E Burgess
White Chapel Cemetery
1942-11-12 - 2021-11-23
US ARMY, PFC
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Billy Lee Ellison
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1935-05-08 - 2021-09-05
US ARMY, SP4
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Ernest Alfred Marti
Mount Olivet Cemetery
1940-07-23 - 2021-07-03
US AIR FORCE, A2C
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Donald A Shafer
Glenridge Cemetery
1947-01-22 - 2021-05-30
US AIR FORCE
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Daniel David Smith
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1946-05-01 - 2021-05-10
US ARMY, SSG
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Delbert Wilbur Frisbie
Terrace Park Cemetery
1932-08-28 - 2021-04-01
US ARMY
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Edwin C Perkins
Terrace Park Cemetery
1930-03-30 - 2021-03-21
US NAVY
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Derick Roberts
Xii Gates Mem Gardens
1965-03-03 - 2021-03-11
US ARMY
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Douglas Lee Butler
Mt Moriah Newcomer & Freeman Cemetery
1968-05-28 - 2021-02-27
US ARMY, SPC
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Clifford Frank McCalmon
Mt Moriah Newcomer & Freeman Cemetery
1934-11-04 - 2021-02-27
US AIR FORCE
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Alfred A Monier
White Chapel Cemetery
1932-09-16 - 2021-02-15
US AIR FORCE, A1C
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David Ernest Herbert
Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery
1956-07-03 - 2021-02-14
US NAVY
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David E Morris
White Chapel Cemetery
1930-04-22 - 2021-02-03
US NAVY, FT3
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David John Benda
Ressurection Cemetery North
1935-10-28 - 2021-01-08
US MARINE CORPS, CPL
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Dennis Paul Hackett
Terrace Park Cemetery
1947-03-22 - 2021-01-03
US NAVY, BT3
View burial record
Surname index
Surname Index for Clay County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veterans Buried in Clay County, Missouri
This veteran-focused block pulls burial records with military branch context, helping capture county-level searches around veteran graves, service history, and military cemetery research.
Burton Lavance Rogers
Marker Desk
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-07
Carl Ellis Murray
Terrace Park Cemetery
1931-01-03 - 2022-07-04
Christopher W Hampson
Glenridge Cemetery
1966-01-12 - 2022-06-01 - SGT
Clem R Robinson
Mt Moriah Newcomer & Freeman Cemetery
1929-12-06 - 2022-02-17 - PFC
Eleanor Ann George
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1937-11-11 - 2022-02-02 - SN
David James Engle
Terrace Park Cemetery
1944-07-07 - 2022-01-26
Clifford Eugene Freeman
Terrace Park Cemetery
1945-06-13 - 2021-12-31
Donald P St Clair
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1936-02-23 - 2021-12-13 - SP4
Earl Smith
Xii Gates Mem Gardens
1949-12-09 - 2021-12-01
Donald E Burgess
White Chapel Cemetery
1942-11-12 - 2021-11-23 - PFC
Billy Lee Ellison
Mt Olivet Cemetery
1935-05-08 - 2021-09-05 - SP4
Ernest Alfred Marti
Mount Olivet Cemetery
1940-07-23 - 2021-07-03 - A2C
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Clay County
These CTR-focused paths are meant to keep visitors moving from county-level discovery into the strongest cemetery and burial pages without restarting the search.
Top cemetery page
Mt Olivet Cemetery
10 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Mount Olivet Cemetery
7 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Clay County burial records
Use a full name plus Clay County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Missouri archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Clay County
Use these guide pages before leaving the archive when you need an official cemetery-place lookup or a veteran-burial verification step. Each guide keeps the county context in view so the off-site search starts cleaner.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Clay County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Clay County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related research intent.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Clay County
Clay County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
Method 01
Review cemetery density before searching names
- 1. Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations carry the strongest burial depth.
- 2. Compare source labels like USGS or other archive categories before deciding where to search deeper.
- 3. Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
Method 02
Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- 1. Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- 2. Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- 3. Return to the Missouri archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Clay County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Clay County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Clay County?
55 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Clay County, Missouri, with 55 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Clay County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Clay County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial detail from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many veterans are buried in Clay County?
44 burial records in this county currently carry military branch context, including branch-level references where the source archive provides them.