A visit to the Adams Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Adams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Adams Cemetery (FG ID #2619250).
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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
37.7834, -82.9596
The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the west southwest of the Adams Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Adams Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Frank Prater Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Prater Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- James W. Lemaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The James W. Lemaster Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James W. Lemaster Cemetery
- The James W. Lemaster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Collins Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
- Collins - Lemaster Cemetery
- James Lemaster Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629368 <1>
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tackett Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Borders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Borders Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borders Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Christopher Gullet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Tackett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Ham Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Darnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Tackett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherman Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trimble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Painters Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oil Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Falcon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Asa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheelersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denver
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salyersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Collista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Staffordsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fuget
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maggard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sublett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Gypsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Paintsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Van Lear
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hagerhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sitka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Magoffin 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 visit 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Adams Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2619250
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2338980 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2338980 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oil Springs
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.784754 Lon: -82.9617018
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Magoffin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |