A visit to the Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamilton Cemetery:
39.3108, -94.1011
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the east southeast of the Hamilton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamilton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pettus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Gordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Crowley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- McGaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGaugh Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaugh Cemetery
- Clevenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Clevenger Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Riffe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Barsher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barsher Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsher Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Dillen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dillen Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillen Cemetery
- South Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The South Point Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Shotwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shotwell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux 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 Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rayville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights
(3 miles [4.8 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Crystal Lakes
(5 miles [8 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
- Orrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Homestead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Excelsior Estates
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fleming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Camden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prathersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Lawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mosby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Missouri City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Levasy
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Stockdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stockdale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Elmira
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Atherton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atherton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atherton
- Buckner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wellington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buckner
- Excelsior Springs
- Lawson
- Missouri City
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #719033 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719033 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: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rayville
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.310841 Lon: -94.1010549
- 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 from Point A (ie- Hamilton 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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