A visit to the Chestnut 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 Chestnut Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chestnut Cemetery:
37.6885, -82.9508
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chestnut Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chestnut Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the northwest of the Chestnut Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chestnut Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Chestnut Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chestnut Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sherman Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sherman Brown Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Brown Cemetery
- Isom Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Trimble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Boone Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boone Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Howard Cemetery
- Joe Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Joe Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joe Howard Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Bishop Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Howard - Shepard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kindle Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kindle Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindle Joseph Cemetery
- The Kindle Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Howard Cemetery
- Howard Joseph Cemetery
- Joseph Family Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Whitaker Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitaker Family Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whitaker Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Sublett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484827 <5>
- Sub Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sub Howard Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sub Howard Cemetery
- William England Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Bob Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bob Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Prater Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chestnut Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chestnut Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gypsy
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Marshallville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Ivyton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Gapville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Sublett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- David
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Asa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Goodloe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Falcon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Blue River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Salyersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Lakeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Painters Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Oil Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Gunlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- East Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Hendricks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Wheelersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Prestonsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hagerhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Barnetts Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Flat Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Watergap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Auxier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Nero
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Van Lear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Paintsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Staffordsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maggard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Elsie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
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 Chestnut Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chestnut Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Paintsville
- Prestonsburg
- Salyersville
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 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 Chestnut Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Chestnut Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2339007 (Chestnut Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339007 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 303 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ivyton
- Location given for Chestnut Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6884882 Lon: -82.9507757
- 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 Magoffin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chestnut 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |