A visit to the Ranken 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 Ranken Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ranken Cemetery:
38.5064, -90.5787
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ranken Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ranken Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Louis County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ranken Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ranken Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ranken Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ranken Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- The Peterson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peterson Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279974 <5>
- J.J. McCormack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The J.J. McCormack Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.J. McCormack Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the J.J. McCormack Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Fenton.
- The J.J. McCormack Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCormack Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30077 <5>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Joseph Parish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pacific Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pacific Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skullens Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Skullens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullens Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Everwine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Everwine Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everwine Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- The St. Lucas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Eddy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Eddy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Cemetery
- Smith Sturdy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Smith Sturdy Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Sturdy Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Conway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Conway Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway Cemetery
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UCC Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ranken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ranken Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Yeatman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Glencoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Byrnes Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ranken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Murphy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Peerless Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Valley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ellisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Allenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- House Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scotsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Fenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wildwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Lake Tekakwitha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Osage Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osage Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Hills
- Clarkson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clarkson Valley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
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 Ranken Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Louis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ranken Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ellisville
- Fenton
- Valley Park
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 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 Ranken Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Saint Louis 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 Ranken Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #756566 (Ranken Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #756566 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: St. Louis
- Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Manchester
- Location given for Ranken Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5064428 Lon: -90.5787359
- 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 Saint Louis, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ranken 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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