A visit to the Ragsdale 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 Ragsdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ragsdale Cemetery:
37.0734, -92.9613
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ragsdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Ragsdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ragsdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ragsdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ragsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Finley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The West Finley Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Finley Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- McHaffie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McHaffie Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHaffie Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Easter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Sartin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sartin Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartin Cemetery
- Lasley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lasley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasley Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Braden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Braden Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Watts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Spilliens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spilliens Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilliens Cemetery
- Tallman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tallman Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman Cemetery
- Casebolt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Casebolt Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casebolt Cemetery
- Friend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friend Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Cemetery
- Swearengin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swearengin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swearengin Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Fordland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fordland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ragsdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ragsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Olga
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Bruner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Elkhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Fordland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Sarvis Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pembina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Diggins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Chadwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Arden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Turners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Northview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
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 Ragsdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ragsdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadwick
- Fordland
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ragsdale Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Seymour
- Sparta
- Strafford
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 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 Ragsdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 Ragsdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #725064 (Ragsdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725064 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bruner
- Location given for Ragsdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0733851 Lon: -92.9612867
- 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 Christian, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ragsdale 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. |