A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
37.7884, -83.0068
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County<2>.
The county seat for Magoffin County is located in Salyersville. Salyersville lies just to the southwest of the Collins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tackett Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Borders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Borders Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borders Cemetery
- Ham Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ham Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Conley Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Christopher Gullet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- James W. Lemaster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The James W. Lemaster Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James W. Lemaster Cemetery
- The James W. Lemaster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen Collins Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
- Collins - Lemaster Cemetery
- James Lemaster Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629368 <5>
- Tackett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tackett Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackett Cemetery
- The Tackett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monroe Tackett Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76223 <5>
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Tackett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riley Caldwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Conley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Slone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slone Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slone Cemetery
- Isaac Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Isaac Family Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaac Family Cemetery
- The Isaac Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Isaac Cemetery
- Steve Caudill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Steve Caudill Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steve Caudill Cemetery
- The Steve Caudill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Caudill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333718 <5>
- Gilliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Fork Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Rockhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rockhouse Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse Cemetery
- Risner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Risner Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risner Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- The Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Adams Cemetery
- Frank Prater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Frank Prater Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Prater Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Falcon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Painters Lick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Painters Lick is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painters Lick
- Wheelersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Flat Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Oil Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Salyersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Ivyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ivyton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivyton
- Asa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Maggard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Sublett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sublett is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Royalton is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marshallville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Barnetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Edna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Elsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elsie is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
- Hendricks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Ophir
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Fuget
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Logville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Cisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Gypsy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gypsy is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsy
- Collista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Staffordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Volga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Dingus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
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 Collins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Magoffin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins 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 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Magoffin 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #489866 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #489866 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: Magoffin
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salyersville North
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7884254 Lon: -83.0068347
- 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 Magoffin, 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 from Point A (ie- Collins 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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