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A visit to the Cheek Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Cheek Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   37.1257°   (37° 7' 32")

Lon:   -83.8879°   (-83° 53' 16")

The Cheek Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Manchester. Manchester lies just to the east northeast of the Cheek Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Cheek Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Cheek Cemetery.

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

  • Marydell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Laurel County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lake
    • From the Cheek Cemetery to Lake
  • Bush
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
    • Bush is located in Laurel County
  • Urban
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Urban. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
    • Urban is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Urban
    • From the Cheek Cemetery to Urban
  • Larue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larue. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larue
    • Larue is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Larue
    • From the Cheek Cemetery to Larue
  • Sidell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
    • Sidell is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sidell
    • From the Cheek Cemetery to Sidell
  • Hima
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <7>
  • Fogertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Benge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
    • Benge is located in Clay County
  • Garrard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrard
    • Garrard is located in Clay County
  • Maplesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Woollum
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woollum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woollum
      • Woollum is located in Knox County
    • Fall Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Rock
      • Fall Rock is located in Clay County
    • Crane Nest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Burning Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sublimity City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublimity City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublimity City
      • Sublimity City is located in Laurel County
    • Goose Rock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Rock
      • Goose Rock is located in Clay County
    • London
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Laurel Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenmount
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lily
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Cheek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cheek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cheek Cemetery:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cheek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1257, Longitude: -83.8879    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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