A visit to the Ragan 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 Ragan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ragan Cemetery:
36.2373, -87.5125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ragan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ragan Cemetery is located in Dickson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickson County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ragan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ragan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ragan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ragan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Potter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- Skelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Skelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Averitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Averitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averitt Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Aaron James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Patty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Patty Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Adams - Nesbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bull Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Vanleer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9924 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Lillys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lillys Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillys Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Balthrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Balthrop Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balthrop Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- The Edgewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11649 <5>
- Felt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Felt Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
- Seals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seals Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals Cemetery
- Vanleer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vanleer Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanleer Cemetery
- Keele Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Keele Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keele Cemetery
- Schmittou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Schmittou Cemetery is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmittou 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 Ragan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ragan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Omega ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Vanleer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slayden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Dunn Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Tennessee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- McEwen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Erin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McAllisters Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Throckmorton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Southside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Tennessee Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dotsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
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 Ragan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ragan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burns
- Charlotte
- Cumberland City
- Dickson
- Erin
- Erin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ragan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Ragan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dickson 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 Ragan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1298814 (Ragan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298814 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: Dickson
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruskin
- Location given for Ragan Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2372787 Lon: -87.5125131
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, 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 from Point A (ie- Ragan 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. |
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