A visit to the Cobb 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 Cobb Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cobb Cemetery:
37.1481, -88.1142
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cobb Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies just to the south southeast of the Cobb Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cobb 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 Cobb Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cobb Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caldwell Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Koons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Koons Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koons Cemetery
- Dycusburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dycusburg Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg Cemetery
- Rolling Hills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Creek Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Groves Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Groves Chapel Cemetery is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Chapel Cemetery
- Kuttawa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Crider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crider Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Asbridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbridge Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbridge Cemetery
- Peek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek Cemetery
- Long Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Eddyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568857 <5>
- Dycus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dycus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycus Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Adamson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamson Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cobb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cobb Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dycusburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Eddyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kuttawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dulaney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Pinckneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Carmack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Crayne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lake City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gilbertsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Lamasco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Calvert City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- 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 <6>
- Lola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Burna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Smithland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Cobb 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 Cobb Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eddyville
- Marion
- Princeton
- Smithland
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 websites either 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 Cobb Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Cobb Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489749 (Cobb Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489749 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fredonia
- Location given for Cobb Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1481084 Lon: -88.1141909
- 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 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 '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- Cobb 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. |