A visit to the Carter 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 Carter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Carter Cemetery:
36.7406, -84.4985
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Carter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the southeast of the Carter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Carter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hollaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Chitwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary County Memorial Gardens
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #557341 <5>
- Barren Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barren Fork Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Fork Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Nancy Grave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nancy Grave Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Grave Cemetery
- Stevens Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Gilreath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilreath Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Musgrove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Musgrove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Davy Cad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davy Cad Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Cad Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Foster - Potts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Waters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Troxel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Carter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitley City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshes Siding
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Stearns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Revelo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Wiborg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Pine Knot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Ritner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Isham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- Foster Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sloans Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sloans Valley is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloans Valley
- Parmleysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Tateville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tateville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tateville
- West Oneida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Oneida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ayers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
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 Carter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Carter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnside
- Oneida
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
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 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Carter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #511236 (Carter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #511236 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitley City
- Location given for Carter Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7406335 Lon: -84.4985501
- 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 McCreary, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carter 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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