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:
32.5321, -94.7424
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 Gregg County<2>.
The county seat for Gregg County is located in Longview. Longview lies just to the south of the Ray Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ray Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magill Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grace Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill Cemetery
- Alpine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Memory Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Jordan Valley Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Valley Memorial Park is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jordan Valley Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Longview.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4561 <5>
- Lakeview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Memorial Gardens is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Longview.
- The Lakeview Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Gregg County Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4728 <5>
- Lily Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lily Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill CME Church Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill CME Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill CME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2330201 <5>
- George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The George Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Perry - Clay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Perry - Clay Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry - Clay Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- The Hebron Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #509000 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- East Mtn. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The East Mtn. Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mtn. Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Grable Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grable Cemetery is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grable Cemetery
- The Grable Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graybill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3870 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant 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 Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Longview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Judson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greggton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greggton is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggton
- Teneryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Teneryville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lansing is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- White Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Mountain is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Rolling Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Lakeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clarksville City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noonday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Glenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Warren City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Warren City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Morton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- James is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Elderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elderville is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
- Gladewater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graceton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graceton is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
- Kilgore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diana
(12 miles [19.3 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 Ray Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gregg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greggton
- Hallsville
- Longview
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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Gregg 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 #1344846 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344846 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: Gregg
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longview Heights
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5320912 Lon: -94.7424333
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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 Texas' counties, including Gregg, 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 drawn 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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