A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
38.4653, -82.5474
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.
The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies just to the southwest of the Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freewill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Ice Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ice Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Creek Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Maddy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Maddy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddy Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Brammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brammer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The William Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Bazell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bazell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Currington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Currington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currington Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- The Ashland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261549 <5>
- Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Langdon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Cliffside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Normal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Normal is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- South Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sybene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Kenova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ceredo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Catlettsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kitts Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rockwood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Andis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Millseat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Willow Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Bellefonte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ironton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Burlington
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Chesapeake
- Huntington
- Ironton
- Kenova
- Russell
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 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Boyd 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2088697 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2088697 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: Boyd
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catlettsburg
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4652639 Lon: -82.547363
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Boyd, 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- Allen 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |