A visit to the Jacobs 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 Jacobs Cemetery ...
The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Crowley Cemetery
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Dale Cemetery
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Gunnell Cemetery
- The Gunnell Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Hamilton Cemetery
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- 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]<2> to the northeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1114385 <3>
- Hill Cemetery
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Maddux Cemetery
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- McGaugh Cemetery
- The McGaugh Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Memory Garden
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
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- Nutter Cemetery
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pettus Cemetery
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Richmond Cemetery
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Sanderson Cemetery
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Shotwell Cemetery
- The Shotwell Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Sunny Slope Cemetery
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- 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 <3>
- Wall Cemetery
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Watkins Cemetery
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
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- Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ray County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Albany
- Albany is located in Ray County
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- Camden
- Crystal Lakes
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Excelsior Estates
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Excelsior Springs
- Fleming
- Fleming is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Georgeville
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
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- Hardin
- Hardin is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Henrietta
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Homestead
- Homestead is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Knoxville
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
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- Lakeview
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawson
- Lexington
- Morton
- Morton is located in Ray County
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- Napoleon
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Orrick
- Ovid ‑ Historic
- Ovid is located in Ray County
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- Rayville
- Richmond
- Rockingham
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
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- Waterloo
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
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- Wellington
- Wood Heights
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
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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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Excelsior Springs
- Lawson
- Lexington
- Orrick
- Richmond
- Wellington
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 Jacobs 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 Jacobs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #720226 (Jacobs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #720226 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: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rayville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacobs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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