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A visit to the Clay City 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 Clay City Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay City 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 Clay City Cemetery

Lat:   37.8620°   (37° 51' 43")

Lon:   -83.9302°   (-83° 55' 48")

The Clay City Cemetery is located in Powell County<2>.

The county seat for Powell County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies just to the east southeast of the Clay City Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Clay City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Everman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Everman Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Cottman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottman Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Jackson Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Chapel Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Kennon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennon Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Hatton Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatton Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatton Creek Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
    • Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
      • The Martin-Willoughby Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • The Martin-Willoughby Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martin Cemetery
      • Spruce Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164635 <5>
    • Cress Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cress Cemetery
      • The Cress Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Woosley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woosley Cemetery
      • The Woosley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
    • Osborne Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborne Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osborne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Osborne Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Francis Stone Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Francis Stone Graveyard
      • The Francis Stone Graveyard is located in Clark County
      • The Francis Stone Graveyard has also been known as:
      • Thomas Stone Graveyard
    • Puckett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Webber Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Webber Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Wells Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wells Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Lorrison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lorrison Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Lane Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • The Lane Cemetery is located in Powell County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lane Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Rosslyn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944760 <5>
    • Willoughby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Clay City Cemetery.

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

  • Clay City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Powell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <6>
  • Waltersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
    • Waltersville is located in Powell County
  • Powell Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Powell Valley is located in Powell County
  • Piggville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piggville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
    • Piggville is located in Powell County
  • Black Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Powell County
  • Virden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Virden is located in Powell County
  • Old Clay City Road
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Clay City Road have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
    • Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
  • Vaughns Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vaughns Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
    • Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
  • Morris Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
    • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
  • Paint Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
    • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
  • Westbend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
    • Westbend is located in Powell County
  • Hatton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatton Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
    • Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Stanton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • North Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
      • North Bend is located in Powell County
    • Rabbit Town
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
    • Rightangle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rightangle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
      • Rightangle is located in Clark County
    • Log Lick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
      • Log Lick is located in Clark County
    • Pecks Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
      • Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
    • Rosslyn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
      • Rosslyn is located in Powell County
    • Knowlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knowlton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Knowlton is located in Powell County
    • Cat Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cat Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
      • Cat Creek is located in Powell County
    • Kiddville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
      • Kiddville is located in Clark County
    • Levee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Levee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
      • Levee is located in Montgomery County
    • Furnace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
      • Furnace is located in Estill County
    • Upper Cane
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Cane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
      • Upper Cane is located in Powell County
    • Jeffersonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
      • Jeffersonville is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <6>
    • Camargo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people

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 Clay City Cemetery. The following communities are located in Powell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Clay City 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 Clay City Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #512004  (Clay City Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #512004 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: Clay City
    • County: Powell         Elev: 197
    • Location given for GNIS #512004 (Clay City 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 Powell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clay City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8620, Longitude: -83.9302       In this case, the coordinates for the Clay City 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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