A visit to the Begley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Begley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Begley Cemetery (FG ID #2279093).
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 Begley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Begley Cemetery:
37.1504, -83.3993
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Begley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<3>
The Begley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Hyden.
The cemetery is located in Leslie County<4>.
The county seat for Leslie County is located in Hyden. Hyden lies just to the east northeast of the Begley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Begley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Begley Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Begley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Hardy Bottom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardy Bottom Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Bottom Cemetery
- Couch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Skeens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Skeens Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeens Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Raccoon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
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- Creech Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Woods Keen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woods Keen Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Keen Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Days Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Days Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Witaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Witaker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witaker Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- The Mosley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mosley - Napier Cemetery
- Langdon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Langdon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Cemetery
- General Bowling Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The General Bowling Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Bowling Cemetery
- The General Bowling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowling Cemetery
- Mosley - Napier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery
- The Sizemore - Gilbert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sizemore Family Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Begley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Begley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hyden
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wendover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thousandsticks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Stinnett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Hoskinston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Wooton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Essie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Smilax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Asher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Sizerock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Cutshin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Avawam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Confluence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Bear Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Saul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Roark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Mozelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Chappell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Busy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Yerkes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Eriline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Yeaddiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yeaddiss is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeaddiss
- Butterfly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Krypton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
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 Begley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Leslie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Begley 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 helpful 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 Begley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Leslie 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 Begley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2279093
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #510533 (Begley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #510533 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: Leslie
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hyden West
- Location given for Begley Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1503694 Lon: -83.3993497
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Begley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Leslie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |