A visit to the Backbone 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 Backbone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Backbone Cemetery:
38.1469, -82.9536
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Backbone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Backbone Cemetery is located in Elliott County<2>.
The county seat for Elliott County is located in Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Backbone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Backbone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Backbone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Backbone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDavid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery
- Oney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oney Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oney Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Webbville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Webbville Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville Cemetery
- The Webbville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Drk Fork Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2255569 <5>
- McDavid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- N.B. Gillium Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jason Boggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jason Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Boggs Cemetery
- Kitchen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitchen Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sammons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Cemetery
- Sammons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sammons Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Ran Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ran Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ran Boggs Cemetery
- Dave Boggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dave Boggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dave Boggs Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- James C Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tolliver Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolliver Cemetery
- Gollahue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gollahue Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gollahue Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Backbone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Backbone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beetle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Bruin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Houckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Cherokee Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Webbville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Willard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willard is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Ibex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Isonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Brammer Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Jeriel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeriel
- Newfoundland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mazie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Overda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Overda is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Mount Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Skaggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Martha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Denton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Hitchins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchins
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Bell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Christmas is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gladys is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
- Olioville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
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 Backbone Cemetery. The following communities are located in Elliott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Backbone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Backbone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Elliott 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 Backbone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2087672 (Backbone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2087672 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: Elliott
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willard
- Location given for Backbone Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1469444 Lon: -82.9536111
- 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 Elliott, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Backbone 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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