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The location of the Ray Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ray Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ray Cemetery

Lat:   32.1488°   (32° 8' 55")

Lon:   -95.2652°   (-95° 15' 54")

The Ray Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Ray Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Smith County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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.

    • Bullard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
      • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <4>
    • Mount Selman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
    • Whitehouse
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <4>
    • Flint
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larissa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
    • Gresham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Smith County
    • Lee Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
      • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
    • Troup
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
      • Troup is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <4>
    • Teaselville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
      • Teaselville is located in Smith County
    • Gould
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Cherokee County
    • Omen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
      • Omen is located in Smith County
    • Noonday
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noonday have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Noonday is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Cuney
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
        • Cuney is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <4>
      • Reese
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
        • Reese is located in Cherokee County
      • Blackjack
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
        • Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
      • Sinclair City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinclair City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
        • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
      • New Chapel Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
        • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
      • Dogwood City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
        • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
      • Berryville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
        • Berryville is located in Henderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
      • Jacksonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Griffin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
        • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
      • Henrys Chapel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
        • Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
      • Arp
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
        • Arp is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arp <4>
      • Coffee City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
        • Coffee City is located in Henderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • New Summerfield
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Summerfield
        • New Summerfield is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,187 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Summerfield <4>
      • Tyler
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
        • Tyler is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>

    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 Smith County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ray Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ray Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ray Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Crow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bullard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Douglas Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rather Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rather Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rather Cemetery
    • Tarrant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tarrant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tarrant Cemetery
    • Flint Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Flint Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
    • Whitehouse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Whitehouse Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Whitehouse Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehouse Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180466 <6>
    • Barron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Larissa Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Larissa Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Mount Selman.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Larissa Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <6>
      • Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Pinecrest Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rucker Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Rucker Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rucker Cemetery
      • New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The New Canaan Cemetery (African-American) is located in Smith County
        • The New Canaan Cemetery (African-American) has also been known as:
        • Blackjack Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
      • Killough Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killough Cemetery
      • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Comfort Cemetery
      • Green Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1344844  (Ray Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1344844 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bullard
      • County: Smith         Elev: 141
      • Location given for GNIS #1344844 (Ray Cemetery)

    The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Smith, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ray Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1488, Longitude: -95.2652       In this case, the coordinates for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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