A visit to the Bruce Family Graveyard ...
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 Bruce Family Graveyard ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bruce Family Graveyard:
38.5895, -83.1924
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bruce Family Graveyard can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bruce Family Graveyard is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the west of the Bruce Family Graveyard .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bruce Family Graveyard.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bruce Family Graveyard, with the nearest first.
- Brightman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brightman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightman Cemetery
- Witten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Waring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Waring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- McDermitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McDermitt Cemetery is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermitt Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maddy Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Matty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matty Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quincy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986340 <5>
- McGinnis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Veach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Veach Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veach Cemetery
- Sun Set Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sun Set Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Set Cemetery
- The Sun Set Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963507 <5>
- Sandy Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs Cemetery
- The Sandy Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandy Spring Cemetery
- Sandy Spring Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1850358 <5>
- McCall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
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 Bruce Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bruce Family Graveyard, with the nearest first:
- Garrison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Buena Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Pond Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Vanceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Camp Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Smiths Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Boone Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Firebrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Carter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kehoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Tygarts Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Squirrel Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Wesleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Warnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- South Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Charters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Blue Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
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 Bruce Family Graveyard. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bruce Family Graveyard.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bruce Family Graveyard:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Bruce Family Graveyard:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2362963 (Bruce Family Graveyard)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2362963 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garrison
- Location given for Bruce Family Graveyard:
- Lat: 38.5895018 Lon: -83.192379
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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 Lewis, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bruce Family Graveyard) 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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