A visit to the Gunnell 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 Gunnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gunnell Cemetery:
39.3072, -93.9572
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gunnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gunnell Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the south southwest of the Gunnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gunnell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gunnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gunnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Shotwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shotwell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Crowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Lavelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lavelock Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelock 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 Gunnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gunnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Rayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Orrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rockingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Wood Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Crystal Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Stet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Georgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Homestead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Levasy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Miles Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Excelsior Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Gunnell 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 Gunnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Excelsior Springs
- Lexington
- Orrick
- Richmond
- 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 Gunnell 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 Gunnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #718936 (Gunnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #718936 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: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Gunnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3072334 Lon: -93.9571644
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gunnell 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. |