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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 Coffey Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.9795°   (36° 58' 46")

Lon:   -84.9811°   (-84° 58' 51")

The Coffey Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.

The county seat for Russell County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the west of the Coffey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Coffey Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Norfleet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norfleet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norfleet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norfleet Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Whittle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whittle Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Lucenda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucenda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucenda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucenda Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Military Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Military Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Military Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Keen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
    • The Keen Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Decker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Decker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Hatfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Walters Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walters Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Eli Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eli Cemetery is located in Russell County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Phelps Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phelps Cemetery
      • The Phelps Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Russell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Coffey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coffey Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Lawless Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawless Cemetery
      • The Lawless Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Murray Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
      • The Murray Cemetery is located in Russell County
    • Parnell Church of God Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Alexander Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alexander Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alexander Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Morrow Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morrow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Smith Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Grove Cemetery
      • The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in Pulaski County

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]<3> of the Coffey Cemetery.

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

  • Stokes ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stokes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
    • Stokes is located in Russell County
  • Jamestown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Middletown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Russell County
  • Lula ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Lula is located in Russell County
  • Vinnie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinnie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
    • Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
  • Salem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Russell County
  • Freedom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
    • Freedom is located in Russell County
  • Parnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Wayne County
  • Russell Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Esto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Esto is located in Russell County
  • Rankin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rankin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Wayne County
  • Honey Acre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Acre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
    • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Long Bottom
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
      • Long Bottom is located in Russell County
    • Faubush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
      • Faubush is located in Pulaski County
    • Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Casey County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <6>
    • Murl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
      • Murl is located in Wayne County
    • Mill Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mill Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
      • Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Sano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
      • Sano is located in Adair County
    • Montpelier
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Adair County
    • Cumberland City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
      • Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
    • Monticello
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentrys Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gentrys Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
      • Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
    • Crocus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crocus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
      • Crocus is located in Adair County
    • Teddy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teddy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
      • Teddy is located in Casey County
    • Nancy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Craycraft
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Craycraft. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycraft
      • Craycraft is located in Adair County

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 Coffey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Coffey 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 Coffey Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #489775  (Coffey Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #489775 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: Jabez
    • County: Russell         Elev: 284
    • Location given for GNIS #489775 (Coffey 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 Russell, 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 Coffey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9795, Longitude: -84.9811       In this case, the coordinates for the Coffey 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>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.
<6>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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