A visit to the Bray 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 Bray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bray Cemetery:
38.9739, -90.8785
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bray Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the west of the Bray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rybolt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rybolt Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rybolt Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- New Galilee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Galilee Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Highland Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Frieden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frieden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frieden Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Edward Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Argent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Argent Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argent Cemetery
- Overall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Overall Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Admire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Admire Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Ashbury Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dodson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Troy City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Troy City Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy City Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- McCullen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCullen Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullen 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 Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fountain N' Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Moscow Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Argentville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Old Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Foley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Davis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Cap au Gris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cap au Gris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap au Gris
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- Briscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Foristell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wentzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Josephville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Josephville is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Paul is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,796 people
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Mackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Wright City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Batchtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hawk Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Saint Louis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- O'Fallon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elsberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Silex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 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 Bray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elsberry
- Hawk Point
- Lake Saint Louis
- O'Fallon
- Silex
- Troy
- Wright City
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 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 Bray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Lincoln 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 Bray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #714658 (Bray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #714658 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Bray Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9739379 Lon: -90.8784667
- 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 Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bray 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |