A visit to the Wall 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 Wall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wall Cemetery:
39.3672, -93.9461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wall Cemetery is located in Ray County<2>.
The county seat for Ray County is located in Richmond. Richmond lies just to the south southwest of the Wall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Wall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gorham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gorham Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Kincaid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Gunnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gunnell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnell Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crowley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Crowley Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Shotwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shotwell Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Slope Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31849 <5>
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Memory Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memory Garden is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Garden
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 Wall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Rayville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Knoxville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Ovid ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ovid is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
- Henrietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rockingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Georgeville is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Stet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stet is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stet
- Wood Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Heights is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Heights
- Camden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Albany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Fleming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowgill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Homestead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Homestead is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Orrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmira is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Lawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Excelsior Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Wall 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 Wall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowgill
- Lawson
- Lexington
- Orrick
- Polo
- Polo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wall Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Richmond
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 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 Wall 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 Wall Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728273 (Wall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728273 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: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richmond
- Location given for Wall Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3672336 Lon: -93.9460518
- 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wall 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. |