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:
36.5028, -92.9346
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 Taney County<2>.
The county seat for Taney County is located in Forsyth. Forsyth lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Ray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Raley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Raley Cemetery is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Carrollton Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hankins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hankins Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankins Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Upshaw Cemetery is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Cobles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobles Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobles Cemetery
- Foresee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Foresee Cemetery is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresee Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Locust Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Cemetery is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Cemetery
- Wolf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolf Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
- Bee Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bee Creek Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Creek Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Derryberry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Derryberry Cemetery is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derryberry Cemetery
- Edley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Edley Cemetery is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Diamond City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Protem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boone is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Lead Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lowry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lowry is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Cedarcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- South Lead Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rueter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rueter is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Monarch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elixir is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Peel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Bergman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keener ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Kissee Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powersite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powersite is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Zinc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Zinc is located in Boone County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Theodosia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Longrun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Kirbyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Taney County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Taney 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 #751812 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #751812 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: Taney
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Protem SW
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5028437 Lon: -92.9346181
- 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 Taney, 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- 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. |