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:
37.2821, -83.7633
The Ray Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the south of the Ray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Ray Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Genty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Genty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genty Cemetery
- Sacker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boston Gap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cradlebow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Boggs Flat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brown Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saddler Cemetery North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saddler Cemetery South
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Saddler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Nelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelly Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelly Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Macedonia Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elijah Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Russell Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Laurel Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sextons Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fall Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fall Rock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
- Teges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Island City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Island City is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sidell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
- Fogertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tyner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Benge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
- Urban
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Sebastian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Larue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garrard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garrard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
- Ricetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Southfork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hima
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eriline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Travellers Rest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Annville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Gray Hawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #514854 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #514854 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maulden
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2823118 Lon: -83.7632528
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ray Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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