A visit to the Barsher 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 Barsher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barsher Cemetery:
39.2261, -94.0852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barsher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barsher Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the east northeast of the Barsher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barsher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Barsher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barsher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Smith - Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riffe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Dillen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dillen Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillen Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shotwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shotwell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Slope Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31849 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- Jacobs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson 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 Barsher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barsher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albany
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Camden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Henrietta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Buckner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wood Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Rayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Homestead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Prathersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Missouri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Atherton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Mosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Hardin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Excelsior Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 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 Barsher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barsher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckner
- Excelsior Springs
- Lexington
- Missouri City
- Orrick
- Richmond
- Wellington
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 Barsher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Ray 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 Barsher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713701 (Barsher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713701 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: Ray
- Est. Elev: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden
- Location given for Barsher Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2261192 Lon: -94.0852227
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Ray, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Barsher 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. |