A visit to the Ragan Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Ragan Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ragan Chapel Cemetery:
33.7512, -86.0461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ragan Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ragan Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ragan Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ragan Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ragan Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ragan Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Ten Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ten Island Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Island Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Ohatchee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ohatchee Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohatchee Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Creswell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Crooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crooks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Heald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Heald Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Wester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- New Mt. Sellers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gladden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gladden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Pattons Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plum Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Plum Springs Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ragan Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ragan Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Macon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Ohatchee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Morrisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Grayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Clark ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Cochran Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Ragland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bera ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Peaceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Markton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Eastaboga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bynum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Eulaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Leatherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Ragan Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ragan Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ragan Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Ragan Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805664 (Ragan Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805664 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ohatchee
- Location given for Ragan Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7512105 Lon: -86.0460825
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ragan Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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