A visit to the Alley Cemetery ...
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 Alley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alley Cemetery
Lat: 38.1248° (38° 7' 29")
Lon: -82.6408° (-82° 38' 26")
The Alley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<1>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies just to the southeast of the Alley Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Alley Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Yatesville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley Gap Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hutchison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smoky Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Preece Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Hewlett Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blaine Creek Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Frasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frasher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Billups Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billups Gap Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billups Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Billups Gap Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Wellman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Wellman Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Busseyville UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- See Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frasher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Trent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trent Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Kinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Smoky Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Louisa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Potters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
- Potters is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Potters
- From the Alley Cemetery to Potters
- Yatesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walbridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stringtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fallsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
- Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Catalpa
- From the Alley Cemetery to Catalpa
- Busseyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Irad ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
- Irad is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Irad
- From the Alley Cemetery to Irad
- Evergreen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Torchlight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goldie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
- Goldie is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Goldie
- From the Alley Cemetery to Goldie
- Hubbardstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zelda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
- Zelda is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Zelda
- From the Alley Cemetery to Zelda
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keturah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
- Keturah is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Keturah
- From the Alley Cemetery to Keturah
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cadmus
- From the Alley Cemetery to Cadmus
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Adams
- From the Alley Cemetery to Adams
- Ivory ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ivory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
- Ivory is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ivory
- From the Alley Cemetery to Ivory
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Vessie
- From the Alley Cemetery to Vessie
- Dennis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dennis
- From the Alley Cemetery to Dennis
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
- Gladys is located in Lawrence County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gladys
- From the Alley Cemetery to Gladys
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Alley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Alley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lawrence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Alley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337446 (Alley Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #2337446 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: Sideview
- County: Lawrence Elev: 207
- Location given for GNIS #2337446 (Alley Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Alley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1248, Longitude: -82.6408 |
<3> | 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. |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
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