A visit to the Penniston 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 Penniston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Penniston Cemetery:
39.4231, -93.7841
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Penniston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Penniston 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 southwest of the Penniston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Penniston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Penniston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Penniston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Clarks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Clarks Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lavelock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lavelock Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavelock Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Cloudis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cloudis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudis Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Fairhaven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairhaven Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Silar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Silar Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silar Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Streets Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streets Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Cowgill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer 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 Penniston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Penniston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stet
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Rockingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Georgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Norborne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Mandeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Palemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Braymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowgill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Miles Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bogard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Rayville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ludlow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ludlow is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Polo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gould Farm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Proctorville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
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 Penniston 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 Penniston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Carrollton
- Cowgill
- Lexington
- Ludlow
- Norborne
- Polo
- Polo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Penniston 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 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 Penniston 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 Penniston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724208 (Penniston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724208 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: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stet
- Location given for Penniston Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4230706 Lon: -93.7841035
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Penniston 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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