A visit to the Dillen 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 Dillen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dillen Cemetery:
39.2433, -94.1977
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dillen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dillen Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Dillen Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Dillen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dillen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riffe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buxton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buxton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton Cemetery
- Missouri City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The South Point Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Gordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
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- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cameron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The George Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Barsher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Barsher Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsher Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dillen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dillen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sibley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orrick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Missouri City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atherton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Excelsior Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Prathersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Buckner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wood Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Mosby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Homestead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Levasy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Crystal Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Napoleon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Chandler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- River Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kearney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Dillen 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 Dillen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckner
- Excelsior Springs
- Kearney
- Liberty
- Missouri City
- Orrick
- Richmond
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 Dillen 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 Dillen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #716899 (Dillen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #716899 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: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buckner
- Location given for Dillen Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2433385 Lon: -94.1977237
- 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- Dillen 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. |
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