A visit to the Pettus 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 Pettus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pettus Cemetery:
39.2936, -94.0991
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pettus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the east of the Pettus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pettus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pettus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Gordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Riffe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- South Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The South Point Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Point Cemetery
- Barsher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barsher Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsher Cemetery
- Crowley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- McGaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McGaugh Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaugh Cemetery
- Clevenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clevenger Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox 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
- 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 northeast)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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>
- 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 northeast)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
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]<3> of the Pettus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Rayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Heights
(4 miles [6.4 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Orrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crystal Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Fleming
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Homestead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Excelsior Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior Estates
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sibley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- 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
- 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 west)
- Levasy
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Buckner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
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 Pettus 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 Pettus 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 websites either 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 Pettus 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 Pettus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #724270 (Pettus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #724270 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: 302 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rayville
- Location given for Pettus Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2936189 Lon: -94.0991108
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pettus 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. |