A visit to the Ray 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 Ray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ray Cemetery:
32.3426, -86.1333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ray Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Montgomery. Montgomery lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Ray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ashurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ashurst Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst Cemetery
- Gilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gilder Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilder Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Mt. Meigs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Meigs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Meigs Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mount Meigs.
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21263 <5>
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Flora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Perrys Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Perrys Mill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Mill Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Eastwood Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eastwood Memorial Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22606 <5>
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wescott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Brighter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brighter Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighter Cemetery
- Manning Springs / McDade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lucas Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lucas Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Hill Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Meigs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Pike Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Sunshine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Cecil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Tysonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Capitol Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Ware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Boylston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Shorter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Young Forte Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Hope Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Wetumpka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Calebee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Prattville Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- La Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Coosada
(15 miles [24.1 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 Ray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125455 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125455 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 77 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barachias
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3426398 Lon: -86.1332965
- 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 Montgomery, 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- Ray 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |