A visit to the Castle 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 Castle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Castle Cemetery:
36.9106, -83.8205
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Castle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Castle Cemetery is located in Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Barbourville. Barbourville lies just to the southwest of the Castle Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Castle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Castle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Mac Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Clark - Hinkle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Callebs Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Callebs Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callebs Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Callebs Creek Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Girdler.
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- Stacey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stacey Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacey Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Messer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Hammons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hammons Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammons Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Carty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carty Cemetery
- Barbourville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johes Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johes Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Bingham Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Gambrel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gambrel Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrel Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Castle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Castle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hinkle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hinkle is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkle
- Bimble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Girdler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Girdler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
- Cannon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cannon is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Heidrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heidrick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidrick
- Barbourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Artemus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Dewitt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt is located in Knox County
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- Flat Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Walker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Scalf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scalf is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
- Crane Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Nest is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Nest
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woollum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woollum is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
- Trosper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Fourmile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Bryants Store
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Gray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Sims Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Brightshade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brightshade is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightshade
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 Castle 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 Castle Cemetery.
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 Castle 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 Castle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489069 (Castle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489069 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: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fount
- Location given for Castle Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9106436 Lon: -83.8204777
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Castle 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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