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 ...
The Ragtown Cemetery is located in Lucas County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Chariton Cemetery
- Confidence Cemetery
- The Confidence Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- County Farm Cemetery
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Douglass Cemetery
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Evans Cemetery
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Freedom Cemetery
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Greenville Cemetery
- The Greenville Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- La Grange Cemetery
- The La Grange Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- McDaniel Cemetery
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- New York Cemetery
- The New York Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Old Ireland Cemetery
- The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Oxford Cemetery
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Prather Cemetery
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Monroe County
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- Russell Cemetery
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Ryan Cemetery
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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- Sharon Cemetery
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
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- Waynick Cemetery
- The Waynick Cemetery is located in Lucas County
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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 alphabetically:
- Allerton
- Bauer
- Bauer is located in Marion County
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- Chariton
- Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
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- Confidence
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
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- Corydon
- Derby
- Derby is located in Lucas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Monroe County
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- Humeston
- Iconium
- Iconium is located in Appanoose County
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- Jerome
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
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- Lacona
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Lucas
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Melcher - Dallas
- Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Melrose
- Millerton
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Mystic
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Newbern
- Newbern is located in Marion County
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- Olmitz
- Olmitz is located in Lucas County
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- Plano
- Promise City
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Russell
- Walnut City
- Walnut City is located in Appanoose County
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- Williamson
- Woodburn
- Zero
- Zero is located in Lucas County
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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
- Melrose
- Russell
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 professional and volunteer 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ragtown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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