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 ...
The Ray Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Blair Cemetery
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Brittain Cemetery
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Carter Cemetery
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Chrisman Cemetery
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Chrisman Cemetery
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Cook Cemetery
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Covington Cemetery
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Davis Cemetery
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
- Fly Cemetery
- The Fly Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Gooch Cemetery
- The Gooch Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Kimbro Cemetery
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Lawrence Cemetery
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Matthews Cemetery
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- McLaughlin Cemetery
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Morton Cemetery
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Mullins Cemetery
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Noe Cemetery
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Potts Cemetery
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Potts Cemetery
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Sanford Cemetery
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Toombs Cemetery
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Tucker Cemetery
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Waldron Cemetery
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Davidson County
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- Waldron Cemetery
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Williams Cemetery
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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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 Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allisona
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
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- Antioch
- Arrington
- Brentwood
- Clovercroft
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
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- College Grove
- Colonial Village
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
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- Concord
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
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- Eagleville
- La Vergne
- Leanna
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
- Nashboro Village
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
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- Nolensville
- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Paragon Mills
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
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- Patterson
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
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- Peytonsville
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
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- Priest Lake Park
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
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- Rural Hill
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
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- Smyrna
- Snell ‑ Historic
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Walterhill
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
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- Whispering Hills
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
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- Wrencoe
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
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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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 #1645888 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645888 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ray Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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