A visit to the Black 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 Black Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Cemetery:
36.8784, -83.8263
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the west southwest of the Black 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 Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hawn Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawn Cemetery
- Yaeger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Yaeger Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaeger Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Johes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johes Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Castle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Castle Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Mac Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Adam & Eve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Adam & Eve Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam & Eve Cemetery
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- Barbourville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Long Tom Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom Mills Cemetery
- The Long Tom Mills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ben Mills Cemetery
- Swanson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Swanson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanson Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Flat Lick.
- The Farley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Himyar Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73910 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Bingham Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bingham Town Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Town Cemetery
- The Bingham Town Cemetery has also been known as:
- Binghamtown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73072 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bimble
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hinkle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
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- Heidrick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Artemus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Cannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Girdler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Flat Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Dewitt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
- Trosper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Fourmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Scalf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Bryants Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Warren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Crane Nest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Woollum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Ingram
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Pineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton Branch
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Straight Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Arjay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Sims Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
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 Black 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 Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Black 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 Black Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #487358 (Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487358 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: 336 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fount
- Location given for Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8784209 Lon: -83.8263112
- 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 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 '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- Black 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. |