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. 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 Clay City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay City Cemetery:
37.8620, -83.9302
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- 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)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Everman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Everman Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everman Cemetery
- Cottman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cottman Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottman Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Jackson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Kennon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kennon Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennon Cemetery
- Hatton Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hatton Creek Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin-Willoughby Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
- 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)
- The Cress Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Francis Stone Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Francis Stone Graveyard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Stone Graveyard
- The Francis Stone Graveyard has also been known as:
- Thomas Stone Graveyard
- Puckett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Webber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Webber Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Lorrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lorrison Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorrison Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- 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)
- Waltersville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Powell Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Piggville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Black Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Virden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Old Clay City Road
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Vaughns Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Morris Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Paint Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Westbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westbend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbend
- Hatton Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Rabbit Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rightangle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rightangle is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rightangle
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Pecks Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Rosslyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- Knowlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Cat Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Kiddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kiddville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiddville
- Levee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Levee is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levee
- Furnace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Upper Cane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Cane is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cane
- Jeffersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- 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 like to start with 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 Clay City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Powell 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 Clay City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512004 (Clay City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512004 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: Powell
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clay City
- Location given for Clay City Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8620255 Lon: -83.9301994
- 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 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- Clay City 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. |
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