A visit to the Ray - Cooke 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 - Cooke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ray - Cooke Cemetery:
35.9515, -86.6053
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ray - Cooke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ray - Cooke Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ray - Cooke Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ray - Cooke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray - Cooke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gooch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gooch Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooch Cemetery
- Chrisman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
- Fly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fly Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Chrisman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Toombs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Cemetery
- Naron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Naron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naron Cemetery
- Barnes - Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Brittain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brittain Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Noe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Noe Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noe Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- McFarlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McFarlin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlin Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Covington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Sanford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Kimbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ray - Cooke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ray - Cooke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nolensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- La Vergne
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wrencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
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- Snell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Colonial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
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- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clovercroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clovercroft is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovercroft
- Leanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Nashboro Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Priest Lake Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Whispering Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Brentwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- College Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Paragon Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Walterhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Peytonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Allisona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mudtavern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Berry Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 - Cooke 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 - Cooke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Franklin
- La Vergne
- Murfreesboro
- Nolensville
- Smyrna
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 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 - Cooke Cemetery:
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- 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 - Cooke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645889 (Ray-Cooke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645889 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: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
- Location given for Ray-Cooke Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9514523 Lon: -86.6052732
- 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 Rutherford, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ray - Cooke 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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