A visit to the Combs 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 Combs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Combs Cemetery:
37.1412, -82.8813
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Combs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Combs Cemetery is located in Letcher County<2>.
The county seat for Letcher County is located in Whitesburg. Whitesburg lies just to the east southeast of the Combs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Combs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Combs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Stephen R. Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Sandlick Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandlick Creek Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick Creek Cemetery
- The Sandlick Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mouth Sandlick Cemetery
- Sandlick Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #286219 <5>
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Horse Mill Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Horse Mill Point Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Mill Point Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horse Mill Point Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Letcher.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74474 <5>
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Arthur Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arthur Adams Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Adams Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arthur Adams Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Isom.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2480337 <5>
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Hogg Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hogg Family Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg Family Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Melvin Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Adams Cemetery
- The Melvin Adams Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Cemetery
- Ison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ison Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ison Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Christon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Christon Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christon Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Isom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
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 Combs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Combs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Uz
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Uz is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uz
- Hot Spot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Spot is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Spot
- Hot Spot has also been known as:
- Hotspot
- West Whitesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Whitesburg
- Isom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Isom is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom
- Whitesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellcraft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bellcraft is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellcraft
- Jeremiah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Letcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Letcher is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
- Ermine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ermine is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ermine
- Colson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colson is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colson
- Blackey
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blackey is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kings Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Oven Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oven Fork is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oven Fork
- Mayking
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mayking is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayking
- Sergent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sergent is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent
- Farraday
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Farraday is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farraday
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Redfox
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Redfox is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfox
- Flint
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Eolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eolia is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
- Millstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Littcarr
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littcarr is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littcarr
- Hallie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seco is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco
- Deane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
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 Combs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Letcher County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Combs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Combs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Letcher 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 Combs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509574 (Combs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509574 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: Letcher
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blackey
- Location given for Combs Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1412089 Lon: -82.8812717
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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 Letcher, 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- Combs 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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