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 ...
The Ray Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- The Barron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barron / Shackleford Cemetery
- Bullard Cemetery
- The Bullard Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bullard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Bullard
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #708705 <2>
- Crow Cemetery
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
- The Green Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Killough Cemetery
- The Killough Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killough Cemetery
- Larissa Cemetery
- The Larissa Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa Cemetery
- 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 west of Mount Selman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4755 <2>
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery (African-American)
- New Bethel Cemetery (African-American)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
- The New Canaan Cemetery (African-American) is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery (African-American)
- The New Canaan Cemetery (African-American) has also been known as:
- Blackjack Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of Tyler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245204 <2>
- New Hope (Southwest) Cemetery (African-American)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Rather Cemetery
- The Rather Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery (African-American)
- Rucker Cemetery
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Tarrant Cemetery
- The Tarrant Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- The Whitehouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whitehouse Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #180466 <2>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 alphabetically:
- Arp
- Berryville
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Blackjack
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Bullard
- Cherokee Landing
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Coffee City
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cuney
- Dogwood City
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Flint
- Gould
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Gresham
- Gresham is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
- Griffin
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Henrys Chapel
- Henrys Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Chapel
- Jacksonville
- Larissa ‑ Historic
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Lee Spring
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Mixon
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
- Mount Selman
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- New Chapel Hill
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Noonday
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Omen
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Reese
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Sinclair City
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Teaselville
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Troup
- Whitehouse
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.
- Arp
- Jacksonville
- Whitehouse
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 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 Ray Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 #1344844 (Ray Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1344844 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bullard
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Ray Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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