A visit to the Rayner 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 Rayner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rayner Cemetery:
35.2095, -89.5217
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rayner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rayner Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Somerville. Somerville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Rayner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rayner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rayner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rayner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bell Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Grove Cemetery
- Dupree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- McCulley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McCulley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Braswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Braswell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Murrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Murrell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Granbery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Granbery Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granbery Cemetery
- Granbery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Granbery Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granbery Cemetery
- Person Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Person Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Person Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Hillard Nolley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Dudney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dudney Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudney Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Macon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Macon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Ketchum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ketchum Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rayner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rayner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Macon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Hickory Withe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Canadaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canadaville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Williston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gallaway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Braden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lakeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Piperton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Collierville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Forest Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Forty Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Keeling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rosemark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemark is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemark
- Bartlett
(17 miles [27.4 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 Rayner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rayner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arlington
- Bartlett
- Collierville
- Cordova
- Somerville
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 Rayner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Rayner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1299007 (Rayner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299007 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakland
- Location given for Rayner Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2095319 Lon: -89.5217434
- 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 Fayette, 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- Rayner 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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