A visit to the Bingham Town 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 Bingham Town Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bingham Town Cemetery (FG ID #73072).
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 Bingham Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bingham Town Cemetery:
36.8542, -83.7685
The Bingham Town Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the west of the Bingham Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bingham Town Cemetery.
Name Variations for Bingham Town Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Bingham Town Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bingham Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bingham Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hammond Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Swanson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Swanson Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson Cemetery
- Wollum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wollum Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollum Cemetery
- Amis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Amis Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Renfro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Renfro Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfro Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walton Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Castle Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- Hawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawn Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- Yaeger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yaeger Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaeger Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sowders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sowders Cemetery is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowders Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bingham Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bingham Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flat Lick
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dewitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dewitt is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Walker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Bimble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Artemus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Artemus is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Fourmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Hinkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkle is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Trosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trosper is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Scalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scalf is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Cannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is also located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Heidrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barbourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Straight Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Arjay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Girdler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ingram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wasioto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bryants Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kettle Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
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 Bingham Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bingham Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Bingham Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 Bingham Town Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #73072
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #487326 (Binghamtown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487326 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Artemus
- Location given for Binghamtown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8534203 Lon: -83.7685308
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knox, 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- Bingham Town 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |