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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 Adams Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   38.5415°   (38° 32' 29")

Lon:   -83.3444°   (-83° 20' 39")

The Adams Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.

The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the north northeast of the Adams Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Lewis County Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis County Cemetery
    • The Lewis County Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Webster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vanceburg Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1649262 <5>
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McCall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCall Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McCall Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The McCall Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42024 <5>
  • Sandy Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Springs Cemetery
    • The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
    • The Sandy Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sandy Spring Cemetery
    • Sandy Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1850358 <5>
  • Aills Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aills Cemetery is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Hackworth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Maddy Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Matty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Black Oak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • McEldowney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEldowney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McEldowney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McEldowney Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Stone Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Witten Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witten Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Witten Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Witten Cemetery is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992946 <5>
    • Willis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
    • Brightman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brightman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brightman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brightman Cemetery is located in Lewis County

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 Adams Cemetery.

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

  • Vanceburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Camp Dix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
    • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
  • Charters
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
    • Charters is located in Lewis County
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buena Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Rome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Smiths Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
    • Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
  • Garrison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Lewis County
  • Squirrel Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
    • Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Grimes ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
    • Grimes is located in Adams County (OH)
  • Burtonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
    • Burtonville is located in Lewis County
  • Quincy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Lewis County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Concord
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lewis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
    • Tollesboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Ryan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Fleming County
    • Emerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Lewis County
    • Wesleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
      • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
    • Boone Furnace
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
      • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
    • Pleasureville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasureville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
      • Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
    • Foxport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
      • Foxport is located in Fleming County
    • Smoky Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smoky Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
      • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
    • Carter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
      • Carter is located in Carter County
    • Pond Run
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pond Run. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
      • Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
    • Wrightsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
      • Wrightsville is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Pence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
      • Pence is located in Lewis County
    • Cottageville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
      • Cottageville is located in Lewis County

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 Adams Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lewis County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Adams Cemetery:

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 Adams Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #485770  (Adams Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #485770 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: Vanceburg
    • County: Lewis         Elev: 233
    • Location given for GNIS #485770 (Adams Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Kentucky's counties, including Lewis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Adams Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5415, Longitude: -83.3444       In this case, the coordinates for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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