A visit to the Mayes 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 Mayes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mayes Cemetery:
39.4753, -94.0774
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mayes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mayes Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Mayes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mayes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mayes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mayes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Christian Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Cates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Zeikle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zeikle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeikle Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pollard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27295 <5>
- Silar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Silar Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silar Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- McVeigh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McVeigh Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maddux Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- McGaugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McGaugh Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaugh Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
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 Mayes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mayes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Elmira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Polo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rayville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Excelsior Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Crystal Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Homestead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Wood Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cowgill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Excelsior Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lathrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mosby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mosby is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Prathersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prathersville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prathersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Gould Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
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 Mayes 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 Mayes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Cowgill
- Excelsior Springs
- Holt
- Kearney
- Kingston
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Polo
- Polo lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mayes Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Richmond
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 Mayes 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 Mayes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #722008 (Mayes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722008 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: 270 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Knoxville
- Location given for Mayes Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.475286 Lon: -94.0774404
- 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- Mayes 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. |