A visit to the Shotwell 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 Shotwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shotwell Cemetery:
39.2808, -93.9852
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shotwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shotwell Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the east southeast of the Shotwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shotwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shotwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shotwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memory Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Gunnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gunnell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnell Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cravens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cravens Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens Cemetery
- Crowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sanderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Gordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gordan Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordan Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1114385 <5>
- McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Barsher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Barsher Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barsher Cemetery
- Smith - Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall 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 Shotwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shotwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Richmond
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fleming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Morton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Orrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wood Heights
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woods Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Napoleon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waterloo is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Levasy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Levasy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levasy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Rockingham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Crystal Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Homestead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Excelsior Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 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
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 Shotwell 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 Shotwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Excelsior Springs
- Lexington
- Orrick
- Richmond
- Wellington
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 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 Shotwell 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 Shotwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726420 (Shotwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726420 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: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Shotwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.280844 Lon: -93.9852209
- 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- Shotwell 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. |