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:
36.9540, -83.9891
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 southeast of the Black Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Black Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brafford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brafford Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brafford Cemetery
- Richland - Middlefork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Richland - Middlefork Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland - Middlefork Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland - Middlefork Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Barbourville.
- The Richland - Middlefork Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dozier Cemetery
- Old Dozier Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73763 <5>
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Scott Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scott Chapel Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Chapel Cemetery
- Clouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Clouse Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouse Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Corbin.
- The Teague - Hammons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Teague Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2517307 <5>
- Harts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harts Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Phipps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Phipps Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps Cemetery
- Pfaff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pfaff Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfaff Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Merrimac Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Merrimac Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Queens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Queens Cemetery is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- The Rest Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
- Resthaven Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75708 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- John W. Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bratton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bratton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton Cemetery
- Jarvis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Jarvis Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Cemetery
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]<3> of the Black Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gray
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Corbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Corbin is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Corbin
- Corbin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodbine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Crane Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Lily
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lily is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Hopewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Dorthae
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dorthae is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorthae
- Heidrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Cannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Barbourville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Girdler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hinkle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Bimble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woollum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Keavy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Rockholds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockholds is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockholds
- Artemus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Sublimity City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
- Bush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Marydell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marydell is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Bryants Store
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- London
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maplesville is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
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 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 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 #487359 (Black Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #487359 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: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heidrick
- Location given for Black Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9539787 Lon: -83.9890958
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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