Ray County, Missouri, Genealogy Resources, Richmond Township

Ray County Cemetery Cemetery
Click Here for More Photos	#36 on Richmond Twp Map

Name of Cemetery	Ray County Cemetery
Township	Richmond Twp
Cemetery #	#836
Alternate Names	Potter's Field Cemetery, Ray County Poor House, Pauper's Cemetery, County Home Cemetery
Latitude/Longitude	Latitude: 39°16'16.45"N; Longitude: 93°59'26.86"W
Township/Range/Section	T52/R28/S36
Cemetery Still in Use	No
Size of Cemetery	about 32 known burials
Condition	fenced
Range of Burial Dates
list of names on memorial does not include dates, so there may be older or more recent burials than these	Oldest Known Burial	Gibson, John b. 1840 d. January 5, 1910
	Last Known Burial	Carrie Vanderpool b. March 12, 1891, d. March 14, 1960
Visited yet?	CC - yes................ JZ - yes...........anyone else - yes
Location/Directions/Comments
Newspaper clipping	Most recent directions	Potter's field is behind the museum, southwest area behind the track
	1973 Ray County History; p. 230	#x, name Twp
	1973 Ray County History; p. 232-233	In 1909 the County Court, set aside an acre of land on what is known as the County Home site on West Royale Street, for a paupers cemetery. As the years went by it grew up in trees and brush-forgotten. In 1969 Mr. Norman Miller, an employee for the Missouri Public Service became interested in the cemetery. Through the help of some town merchants who donated seed, lime and fertilizer and Mr. Allen Moyer who prepared the ground, Mr. Miller began his project. At his own expense built, painted and set a white picket fence at the entrance. He keeps the cemetery mowed in the summer. This year 1973, the Aquarius 4H Club had a stand at the Ray County Fair to raise money to put a wire fence around the remaining three sides, under the supervision of Mr. Miller. There are graves every three feet in the cemetery. Efforts have been made to locate records of persons buried there. A few have been found. There are two whole stones left. Others have been destroyed throughout the years. Through the respect and efforts of Mr. Miller, the potter's field is being restored. He also takes care of the cemetery on West Lexington Street free gratis. He deserves "An award of Merit".
	Big Black Cemetery Binder	Located on West Royle Street, Richmond, Missouri, back of what was once "The Old County Home". It is now a recreational center and Ray County Museum. The monument in Potter's Field was put up as an Eagle Scout project, September 13, 1979, by Kevin Pemberlin, Richmond, Missouri, Troop 465.
	Ancestry.com	xxxx
	DAR Index:	located on Ray County Fairgrounds
	LS info	xxx
	Other Comments	another Potter's Field is located outside of Lawson near Taylor Cemetery
Plat Maps	year	marked?	who's land?
T52/R28/S36	Original Land Grants
	1877	yes/no
	1897	yes/no
	1914	yes/no	city of Richmond
	1930	yes/no	city of Richmond
	1959	yes/no	city of Richmond
	1970	yes/no	city of Richmond
	1976	yes/no	city of Richmond
	1990	yes/no	city of Richmond
	1997	yes/no	city of Richmond
	2005	yes/no	city of Richmond
Transcriptions online:
	GTT online
	Ray County Archives
	Ancestry.com
	Find-A-Grave
	Other Online Link
Compilations	xxxx
Library References
	Genealogical Library - Ray County Museum
	Ray County Library - Richmond	Ray REF 929.3 RAY
	Mid-Continent Library
	Family History Library (FHL)
Lookups	xxxx
Ray County Cemetery Project Volunteers