A visit to the Barren Fork 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 Barren Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barren Fork Cemetery:
36.7773, -84.4691
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barren Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barren Fork Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the south of the Barren Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barren Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Barren Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barren Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary County Memorial Gardens
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #557341 <5>
- Chitwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Gilreath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilreath Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath Cemetery
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Miller Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546863 <5>
- Keith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Keith Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Davy Cad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davy Cad Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Cad Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barren Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barren Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marshes Siding
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Wiborg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Whitley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Revelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ritner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Strunk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Sloans Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Isham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Foster Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Tateville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Northfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Northfield is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Burnside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bronston
(16 miles [25.7 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 Barren Fork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barren Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
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 Barren Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Barren Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #510419 (Barren Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #510419 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 398 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wiborg
- Location given for Barren Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7773008 Lon: -84.4691054
- 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 McCreary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barren Fork 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. |