Highview Estates in Kansas City in Jackson County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Flanery-Frost Cemetery
1841-1928
Isaac Flanery, 1841
Last Recorded Grave
Andrew Jackson Frost, 1928
This one acre wooded glade is the resting place of approximately 25 early pioneers of the Raytown, Jackson County, Missouri area and several Union soldiers killed at the Battle of White Oak Creek on August 18, 1862
Erected by Raytown Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is August 18, 1862.
Location. 38° 57.088′ N, 94° 26.572′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Missouri, in Jackson County. It is in Highview Estates. Marker is on Westridge Road, 0.2 miles north of East Bannister Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kansas City MO 64138, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Battle of White Oak Creek (approx. 0.6 miles away); Where Wagons Rolled / Wieduwilt Swales (approx. 3.3 miles away); Richards Flying Field (approx. 3˝ miles away); The Barnes Enclosure (approx. 3.7 miles away); William Ray Blacksmith Shop (approx. 4.1 miles away); 1844 Homestead (approx. 4.2 miles away); William B. Howard Station Park (approx. 4.4 miles away); All Veterans Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Regarding Flanery-Frost Cemetery. A small family cemetery originally owned by John Flanery and later deeded to the Besonia Baptist Church in 1889.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2015, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 51 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 30, 2015, by Stephanie Leary of Lee's Summit, Missouri. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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