A visit to the Ray 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 Ray Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ray Cemetery:
37.2656, -90.1607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ray Cemetery is located in Bollinger County<2>.
The county seat for Bollinger County is located in Marble Hill. Marble Hill lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Kinder Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinder Chapel Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Chapel Cemetery
- Ivy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ivy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Mouser Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mouser Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery
- The Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31095 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Clubb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Clubb Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb Cemetery
- Eakers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Eakers Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakers Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dorris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Deck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Deck Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deck Cemetery
- Blaylock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Blaylock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaylock 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 Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grassy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Buchanan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Gipsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Glenallen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Lowndes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Zalma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Clubb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Hiram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Lutesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marquand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Leopold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leopold is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leopold
- McGee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Laflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Sturdivant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturdivant
- Brownwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Seopus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Saco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
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 Ray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bollinger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Advance
- Lutesville
- Marble Hill
- Marquand
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Bollinger 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #743384 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #743384 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: Bollinger
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Allbright
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.265608 Lon: -90.1606633
- 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 Bollinger, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ray 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. |