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:
32.3443, -95.7936
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 Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Ray Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Asberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Flat Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat Cemetery
- Shelby Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shelby Chapel Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelby Chapel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #169375 <5>
- Rounsavall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rounsavall Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsavall Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Blackjack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
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- Carter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Prairie Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Springs Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Canton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6161 <5>
- Athens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317712 <5>
- Edom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Leagueville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leagueville Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville Cemetery
- The Leagueville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leagueville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #770432 <5>
- Echols Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- The Echols Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jennings Mtn. Cemetery
- Brownsboro Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Brownsboro Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brownsboro Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brownsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2139028 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Murchison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tundra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Edom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leagueville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leagueville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leagueville
- Eustace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Log Cabin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Van
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Van is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moore Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Caney City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Malakoff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- LaRue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Star Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Mabank
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Payne Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Enchanted Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Garden Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Gun Barrel City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Myrtle Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Prairieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
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 Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Canton
- Malakoff
- Myrtle Springs
- Van
- Van lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Ray Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Van.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
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 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 Henderson 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 #1344845 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344845 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murchinson West
- Location given for Ray Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.344312 Lon: -95.7935758
- 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 Texas' counties, including Henderson, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |