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A visit to the Chaffin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Chaffin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Chaffin Cemetery (FG ID #75459)

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 Chaffin Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   38.1998°   (38° 11' 59")

Lon:   -82.6647°   (-82° 39' 52")

The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies just to the south southeast of the Chaffin Cemetery .

Name Variations for Chaffin Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Chaffin Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Patton Memorial Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Chaffin Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Chaffin Cemetery.

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

  • Goldie ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
    • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Goldie
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Goldie
  • Fallsburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stringtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Keturah ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keturah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
    • Keturah is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Keturah
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Keturah
  • Vessie ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
    • Vessie is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vessie
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Vessie
  • Cadmus ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
    • Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cadmus
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Cadmus
  • Yatesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Potters
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potters. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
    • Potters is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Potters
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Potters
  • Catalpa ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
    • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Catalpa
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Catalpa
  • Hubbardstown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Zelda ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zelda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
    • Zelda is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Zelda
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Zelda
  • Estep ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estep. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
    • Estep is located in Lawrence County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Estep
    • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Estep
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Five Forks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bolton ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Bolton is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bolton
      • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Bolton
    • Buchanan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Boltsfork
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dennis ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dennis
      • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Dennis
    • Lizzie ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lizzie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
      • Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lizzie
      • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Lizzie
    • Big Sandy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tuscola ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
      • Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tuscola
      • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Tuscola
    • Olioville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladys ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
      • Gladys is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Gladys
      • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Gladys
    • Fort Gay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mineral Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Durbin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Boyd County
    • Glenwood ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glenwood
      • From the Chaffin Cemetery to Glenwood

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Chaffin 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 Chaffin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #500268  (Patton Memorial Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #500268 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: Fallsburg
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 177
    • Location given for GNIS #500268 (Patton Memorial Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #75459

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chaffin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1998, Longitude: -82.6647    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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