A visit to the Compton 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 Compton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Compton Cemetery:
37.4518, -83.0221
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Compton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Compton Cemetery is located in Knott County<2>.
The county seat for Knott County is located in Hindman. Hindman lies just to the south southeast of the Compton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Compton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Compton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitt Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitt Howard Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Howard Cemetery
- Dobson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dobson Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson Cemetery
- Bolen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bolen Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Cemetery
- Bradey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradey Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradey Cemetery
- Bolen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bolen Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Cemetery
- John Joy Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adam Terry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Adam Terry Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Terry Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Combs Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs Cemetery
- Estill Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Estill Smith Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Smith Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Salyersville.
- Chestnut Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Gap Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shepherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- The Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sutton Cemetery
- Jim Buck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jim Buck Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Buck Cemetery
- Albert Shepherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh Shepherd Sr. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hard Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Cemetery
- Grassy Gap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Grassy Gap Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Gap Cemetery
- Haddix Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Haddix Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddix Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- The Hicks Cemetery has also been known as:
- William Hicks Cemetery
- Wicker - Triplett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Wicker - Triplett Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker - Triplett Cemetery
- The Wicker - Triplett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Triplett Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2620733 <5>
- Chafins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Chafins Cemetery is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chafins Cemetery
- Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Joseph Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph Cemetery
- Willburn Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jimmie Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- John B Shepard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tina is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Emmalena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emmalena is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalena
- Carrie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carrie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Hindman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Mousie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mousie is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousie
- Gunlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gunlock is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunlock
- Ary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fisty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fisty is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisty
- Stacy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stacy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dwarf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dwarf is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwarf
- Lackey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lackey is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Garrett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garrett is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
- Hueysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hardburly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardburly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardburly
- Pippa Passes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Dice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dice is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Bulan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bulan is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulan
- Tribbey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Raven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Dema
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dema is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dema
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Eastern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eastern is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern
- David
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Gapville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gapville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapville
- Hardshell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
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 Compton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Knott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Compton 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 helpful 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Knott 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509704 (Compton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509704 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: Knott
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vest
- Location given for Compton Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4517635 Lon: -83.0221112
- 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 Knott, 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- Compton 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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