A visit to the Back 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 Back Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Back Cemetery:
37.6806, -83.1805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Back Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the northeast of the Back Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Back Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Back Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gil Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gil Williams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Holbrook's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holbrook's Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook's Cemetery
- John Back Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The John Back Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Holbrook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Hanson Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hanson Rowe Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Rowe Cemetery
- Puncheon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Puncheon Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puncheon Cemetery
- The Puncheon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stephen B. Howard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2351437 <5>
- Jim Blanton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jim Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Blanton Cemetery
- Kennard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kennard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard Cemetery
- John Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The John Cole Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Cole Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Gabriel Jack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gabriel Jack Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Jack Cemetery
- Clay Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Arnett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Arnett Cemetery
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- Fleming Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rudd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Jackson L Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- E.B. Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The E.B. Dyer Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for E.B. Dyer Cemetery
- The E.B. Dyer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bear Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2579484 <5>
- Ambrose & Susan Arnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Alex & Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Alex & Mary Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
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- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters 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 Back Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Back Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hendricks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
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- Ova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ova is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ova
- Bays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bays is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Netty
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Netty is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netty
- Rousseau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Wolfe County
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- Rock Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Lick is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Lick
- Sublett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
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- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taulbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Taulbee is located in Breathitt County
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- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Cannel City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cannel City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannel City
- Lee City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lee City is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee City
- Marshallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
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- Maggard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
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- Helechawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Helechawa is located in Wolfe County
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- Gypsy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
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- Ivyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
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- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Falcon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
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- Cisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Lexie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Wolfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
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 Back Cemetery. The following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Back 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 Back 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 Back Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #486176 (Back Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #486176 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: 274 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seitz
- Location given for Back Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6806474 Lon: -83.1804519
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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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Back 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. |
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