A visit to the Silar 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 Silar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Silar Cemetery:
39.4831, -93.9699
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Silar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Silar Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Silar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Silar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Silar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Silar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McVeigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McVeigh Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVeigh Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bethel Christian Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Gorham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- Cowgill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowgill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Sandals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sandals Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandals Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Mayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cates Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- Zeikle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Zeikle Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeikle 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 Silar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Silar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Knoxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Georgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Cowgill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Polo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Rayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bonanza is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kingston is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Stet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Braymer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Gould Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gould Farm is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Farm
- Rockingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Excelsior Estates is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Estates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Homestead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Crystal Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Wood Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
- Woods Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Excelsior Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Proctorville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Proctorville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
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 Silar 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 Silar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braymer
- Cowgill
- Excelsior Springs
- Kingston
- Lawson
- Polo
- Richmond
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 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 Silar 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 Silar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #726437 (Silar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726437 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: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millville
- Location given for Silar Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4830662 Lon: -93.9699385
- 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- Silar 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. |