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:
35.9931, -88.3225
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 Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies just to the west 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Humbles Chapel MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Humbles Chapel MB Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbles Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- The Humbles Chapel MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Humbles Church Cemetery
- Humbles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McCallie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McCallie Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie Cemetery
- Spellings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Spellings Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellings Cemetery
- Cawthon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cawthon Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawthon Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Birdwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Birdwell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwell Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nesbitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nesbitt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt Cemetery
- Mebane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mebane Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane Cemetery
- Long Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Rock Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rock Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Bar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bar Springs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Springs Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Eubank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Eubank Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Hollowrock Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Buena Vista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Hollow Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Bruceton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntingdon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Anark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Sandy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Hico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Parkers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chaseville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McLemoresville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McLemoresville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemoresville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wildlife Cove Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Poplar Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Trezevant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coxburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Manleyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Whitthorne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
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 Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Henry
- Huntingdon
- McKenzie
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 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 #1298992 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298992 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buena Vista
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.993117 Lon: -88.3225463
- 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 Carroll, 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- 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. |