Ray County, Missouri, Genealogy Resources, Richmond Township

Belt Cemetery
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Name of Cemetery	Belt Cemetery
Township	Richmond Twp
Cemetery #	#801
Alternate Names	Gorham Cemetery, Schooler Cemetery
Latitude/Longitude	Latitude: 39°24'4.57"N; Longitude: 93°57'35.83"W
Township/Range/Section	T53R27S17
Cemetery Still in Use	Yes
Size of Cemetery	about 42 known burials
Condition	good, well maintained
Range of Burial Dates
	Oldest Known Burial	Martha J. Schooler - b. December 22, 1839; d. December 22, 1842
	Last Known Burial	Paula F. Gorham Simmons - b. April 23, 1959; d. November 3, 2007
Visited yet?	CC - yes................ JZ - yes...........anyone else - yes
Location/Directions/Comments
	Most recent directions	From the intersection of Hwy 13 and Hwy K, travel east on Hwy K 1.5 miles. Cemetery is located on the south side of the road. From the intersection of Hwy B and Hwy K, travel west on Hwy K 1.5 miles. Cemetery is located on the south side of the road.
	1973 Ray County History; p. 230	#x, name Twp
	1973 Ray County History; p. 232; Cemeteries Not Listed on Map	#31; south side of the Harrison Travillion farm
	Big Black Cemetery Binder	xxx
	Ancestry.com	Located two miles west of Millville, Mo. on Route K
	DAR Index:	Located in Richmond Twp on the south side of Hwy K, 2 miles west of Hwy B
	LS info	xxx
	Other Comments	Schooler Cemetery listed in Thurman Funeral Home Records book (northwest of Millville) Death Certificate of George Wheeler Schooler indicates he was buried in Schooler Cemetery and the Belt Cemetery Transcription indicates he was buried in Belt Cemetery. Quest Lile Funeral Home book: Gorham, Gladys Lilly Johnson b. 1/24/1901 d. 5/4/1954 Belt Cemetery (Schooler Cemetery) Gorham, John C. b. 8/31/1861 d. 8/25/1961 Belt Cemetery, 2 mi w of Millville, MO The USGS GNIS lists "Gorham Cemetery"at the same coordinates as Belt Cemetery.
Plat Maps	year	marked?	who's land?
T53R27S17	Original Land Grants	May 6, 1840	? Jephtahal W. Wall or Mathew Long? [not exactly sure]
	1877	no	R. A. Wood
	1897	no	Adm'r Woods Est
	1914	no	R. S. Manley
	1930	no	R. S. Manley
	1959
	1970	no	E. E. Sumter
	1976	no	E. E. Sumter
	1990	yes/no
	1997	yes	Luaren Minick
	2005	yes	Luaren Minick
Transcriptions online:
	GTT online
	Ray County Archives
	Ancestry.com
	Find-A-Grave
	Other Online Link
Compilations	compiled by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, Juliette L. Smith and Mrs. Carlton Richardson v. 1. Antioch, Belt, Bethel, Little Union, Millville Community, New Hope, Penniston, Pleasant Hill, Smith, Tinney Grove cemeteries
Library References
	Genealogical Library - Ray County Museum
	Ray County Library - Richmond	Ray REF 929.3 RAY
	Mid-Continent Library
	Family History Library (FHL)	FHL 977.819 V3e v. 1-2
Lookups	xxxx
Ray County Cemetery Project Volunteers