A visit to the Christy 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 Christy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christy Cemetery:
38.5776, -83.1888
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Christy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Christy Cemetery is located in Lewis County<2>.
The county seat for Lewis County is located in Vanceburg. Vanceburg lies just to the west northwest of the Christy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Christy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Christy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Christy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brightman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brightman Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightman Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Witten Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Waring Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring Cemetery
- Maddy Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Matty Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matty Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- McDermitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDermitt Cemetery is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDermitt Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Veach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Veach Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veach Cemetery
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Howland Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- The Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quincy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986340 <5>
- Sun Set Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sun Set Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Set Cemetery
- The Sun Set Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963507 <5>
- McCall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Riffe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Riffe Cemetery is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe Cemetery
- The Riffe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Christy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Garrison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Buena Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Pond Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Vanceburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Camp Dix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Smiths Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Boone Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Kehoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tygarts Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Firebrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Rome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Wesleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Warnock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- South Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- Squirrel Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Charters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Smoky Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
- Blue Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Shore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
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 Christy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lewis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Christy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Christy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lewis 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 Christy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489504 (Christy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489504 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: Lewis
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Garrison
- Location given for Christy Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5775773 Lon: -83.1887906
- 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 Lewis, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Christy 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. |