A visit to the McVeigh 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 McVeigh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McVeigh Cemetery:
39.5200, -93.9999
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McVeigh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McVeigh Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the McVeigh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McVeigh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McVeigh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McVeigh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Bethel Christian Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silar Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silar Cemetery
- Cowgill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Sandals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandals Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kincaid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Zeikle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zeikle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeikle Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Maddux Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McVeigh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McVeigh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Polo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Georgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Gould Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Braymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rayville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Stet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Converse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Homestead
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Morton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Proctorville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rockingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Excelsior Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nettleton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
- Lathrop
(17 miles [27.4 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 McVeigh 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 McVeigh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Cowgill
- Excelsior Springs
- Hamilton
- Kingston
- Lathrop
- Lawson
- Polo
- Polo lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the McVeigh 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 begin 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 McVeigh 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 McVeigh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #742949 (McVeigh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #742949 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: 297 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cowgill
- Location given for McVeigh Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5200096 Lon: -93.9999389
- 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' (or 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- McVeigh 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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