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A visit to the Boggs Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Boggs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boggs Cemetery

Lat:   37.0460°   (37° 2' 45")

Lon:   -82.8121°   (-82° 48' 43")

The Boggs Cemetery is located in Letcher County<1>.

The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies just to the north of the Boggs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> of the Boggs Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Boggs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Oven Fork
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Eolia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Eolia is located in Letcher County
  • Partridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
    • Partridge is located in Letcher County
  • West Whitesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ermine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ermine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
    • Ermine is located in Letcher County
  • Kings Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Whitesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <7>
  • Osaka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osaka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osaka
    • Osaka is located in Wise County (VA)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Osaka
    • From the Boggs Cemetery to Osaka
  • Mayking
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Uz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellcraft
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Flint
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flint. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Flint is located in Letcher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flint
    • From the Boggs Cemetery to Flint
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Lynch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sergent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hot Spot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Linefork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Farraday
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Thornton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Letcher County
    • Roxana
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxana have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
      • Roxana is located in Letcher County
    • Benham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
      • Benham is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <7>
    • Appalachia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kent Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
      • Seco is located in Letcher County
    • Millstone
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millstone have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
      • Millstone is located in Letcher County
    • Cumberland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <7>
    • Blackwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blackwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
      • Blackwood is located in Wise County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Blackwood
      • From the Boggs Cemetery to Blackwood
    • Isom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isom have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
      • Isom is located in Letcher County
    • Tolliver Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitaker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jeremiah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeremiah have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
      • Jeremiah is located in Letcher County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeremiah <7>
    • Letcher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
      • Letcher is located in Letcher County

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 Boggs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Letcher County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boggs 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 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 Boggs Cemetery:

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 Boggs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #487617  (Boggs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #487617 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Whitesburg
    • County: Letcher         Elev: 573
    • Location given for GNIS #487617 (Boggs Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Letcher, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Boggs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0460, Longitude: -82.8121    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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