A visit to the Ragland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ragland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ragland Cemetery (FG ID #25710).
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 Ragland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ragland Cemetery:
34.6741, -86.8269
The Ragland Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ragland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ragland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ragland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ragland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Quarter Lot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Quarter Lot Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarter Lot Cemetery
- Hundley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hundley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundley Cemetery
- Withers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Withers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Parker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parker Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Church Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Woodsides Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodsides Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsides Cemetery
- Zeitler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zeitler Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeitler Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Peebles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peebles Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles Cemetery
- Whitworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitworth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitworth Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Gamble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Thatch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blackwell - Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Holding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holding Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holding Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ragland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ragland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Belle Mina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Swancott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Garner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Triana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Capshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tanner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Winton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Burningtree Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Ragland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ragland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ragland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Ragland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #25710
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125408 (Ragland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125408 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenbrier
- Location given for Ragland Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6739801 Lon: -86.8269462
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Limestone, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ragland 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |