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. 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 Chaffin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chaffin Cemetery:
38.1998, -82.6647
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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.
- Lambert Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blaine Creek Cemetery (?)
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hewlett Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye Lane Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cat Fork Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McCormick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Valley Cemetery (?)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kinner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Matovich Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Matovich Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matovich Cemetery
- Zelda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hatton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hatton Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Cemetery
- Ogle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McIntier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bolts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Queen Cemetery is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Cemetery
- Bradley Gap Cemetery (?)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
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)
- 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)
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Potters
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Catalpa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Zelda ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Estep ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- 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)
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Olioville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gladys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Chaffin Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #75459
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #500268 (Patton Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #500268 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fallsburg
- Location given for Patton Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1998072 Lon: -82.6643256
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Chaffin 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. |