A visit to the Clarks 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 Clarks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clarks Cemetery:
39.3500, -93.7958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clarks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clarks Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Clarks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clarks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Clarks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clarks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lavelock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lavelock Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelock Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1114385 <5>
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Penniston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Penniston Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penniston Cemetery
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Cloudis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cloudis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudis Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The German Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Nutter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Gunnell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gunnell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnell Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- Watkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clarks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clarks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockingham
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Stet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Hardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Norborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Miles Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Palemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Georgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Mandeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Knoxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Camden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Page City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Cowgill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bogard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Braymer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Clarks 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 Clarks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Carrollton
- Cowgill
- Lexington
- Norborne
- Richmond
- Waverly
- Wellington
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 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 Clarks 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 Clarks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #715890 (Clarks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #715890 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: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hardin
- Location given for Clarks Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3500145 Lon: -93.7957722
- 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 '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- Clarks 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. |