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A visit to the Chestnut Oak 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 Chestnut Oak Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chestnut Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.0167°   (37° 1' 0")

Lon:   -88.1756°   (-88° 10' 32")

The Chestnut Oak Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies just to the northeast of the Chestnut Oak Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Chestnut Oak Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Adams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Henderson Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henderson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Bonner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonner Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Hildreth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Hildreth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hildreth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hildreth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Varnell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Lady Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lady Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lady Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Walker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Livingston County
  • Lee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • The Lee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lee - Dodds Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173288 <5>
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kuttawa Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Landrum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landrum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landrum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Landrum Cemetery is located in Livingston County
    • Pinnacle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinnacle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinnacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pinnacle Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Frizzell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frizzell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frizzell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frizzell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • St. Stevens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Eddyville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddyville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eddyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Long Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hill Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Long Hill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Eddyville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568857 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Chestnut Oak Cemetery.

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

  • Grand Rivers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
    • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <7>
  • Carmack
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
    • Carmack is located in Lyon County
  • Kuttawa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
    • Lake City is located in Livingston County
  • Gilbertsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertsville
    • Gilbertsville is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertsville <7>
  • Eddyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Lyon County
  • Tatumsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
    • Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
  • Dycusburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dycusburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
    • Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
  • Calvert City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <7>
  • Tiline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
    • Tiline is located in Livingston County
  • Dulaney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dulaney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
    • Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Scale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
      • Scale is located in Marshall County
    • Fairdealing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
      • Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
    • Pinckneyville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinckneyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
      • Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
    • Benton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dogtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
      • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
    • Crider
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crider. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
      • Crider is located in Caldwell County
    • Fredonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olive
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olive. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
      • Olive is located in Marshall County
    • Trigg Furnace
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
      • Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
    • Smithland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharpe
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
      • Sharpe is located in Marshall County
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hamletsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamletsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
      • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <7>
    • Ledbetter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ledbetter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
      • Ledbetter is located in Livingston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ledbetter <7>

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 Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chestnut Oak 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 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 Chestnut Oak 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 Chestnut Oak Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #489458  (Chestnut Oak Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #489458 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: Grand Rivers
    • County: Lyon         Elev: 137
    • Location given for GNIS #489458 (Chestnut Oak Cemetery)

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

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 Lyon, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Chestnut Oak Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0167, Longitude: -88.1756       In this case, the coordinates for the Chestnut Oak Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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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