A visit to the Ralls Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ralls Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ralls Cemetery (FG ID #229638).
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 Ralls Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ralls Cemetery:
33.6727, -101.4012
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Ralls Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Ralls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ralls.
The cemetery is located in Crosby County<2>.
The county seat for Crosby County is located in Crosbyton. Crosbyton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ralls Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ralls Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Ralls Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ralls Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Emma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lorenzo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cone Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estacado Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crosbyton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Idalou Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Becton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Petersburg Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Englewood Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Englewood Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McAdoo Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The McAdoo Cemetery is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo Cemetery
- Antelope Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antelope Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Floydada Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Floydada Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada Cemetery
- Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- City of Lubbock Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rushing Chapel Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ralls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ralls Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ralls
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Savage ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lorenzo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Owens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crosbyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estacado ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cap Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Becton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heckville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Heckville is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Idalou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom Canyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kitalou
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Canyon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
- Buffalo Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Slaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Floydada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Ralls Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crosby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ralls Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crosbyton
- Floydada
- Idalou
- Lorenzo
- Slaton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ralls Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Crosby 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 Ralls Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #229638
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Crosby, 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- Ralls 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |