A visit to the Ragtown 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 Ragtown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ragtown Cemetery:
40.9594, -93.2408
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ragtown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ragtown Cemetery is located in Lucas County<2>.
The county seat for Lucas County is located in Chariton. Chariton lies just to the northwest of the Ragtown Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ragtown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ragtown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Chariton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Waynick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Waynick Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynick Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- Greenville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
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- McDaniel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- New York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New York Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- La Grange Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The La Grange Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Old Ireland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ireland Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Confidence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Confidence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather 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 Ragtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ragtown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chariton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zero
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zero is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
- Millerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Confidence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olmitz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmitz
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Corydon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Humeston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Promise City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Iconium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Bauer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Plano
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lacona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melcher - Dallas
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Allerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Walnut City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut City
- Woodburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Le Roy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Mystic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
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 Ragtown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lucas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ragtown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Chariton
- Corydon
- Humeston
- Lacona
- Lucas
- Lucas lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ragtown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lucas.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Melrose
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ragtown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lucas 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 Ragtown Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460502 (Ragtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460502 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: Lucas
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russell
- Location given for Ragtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9594456 Lon: -93.2407638
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Lucas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ragtown 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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