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:
35.7712, -84.8133
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 Rhea County<2>.
The county seat for Rhea County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ray Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Parham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Parham Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham Cemetery
- Treadway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Treadway Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treadway Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Roddy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stebbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stebbins Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebbins Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Roddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roddy Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy Cemetery
- Johnson Stand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ingle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ingle Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingle Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bean Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Glen Alice.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9029 <5>
- Clifton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Roddy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Glen Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Spring City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
- Akeman Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Crab Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Postoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cardiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Cute ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Sewee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Midtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Lake Tansi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Lake Pomeroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Pomeroy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Pomeroy
- Ninemile
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Fairfield Glade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Emory Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Hebbertsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hebbertsburg is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Greenbriar Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
- Decatur
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prigmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Luttrell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harriman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crossville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
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 Rhea County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Crossville
- Decatur
- Rockwood
- Spring City
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 websites either 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 Rhea 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 #1298991 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1298991 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: Rhea
- Est. Elev: 432 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roddy
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7711822 Lon: -84.8132779
- 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 Rhea, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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