Nearby Communities
Introduction
Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Compton Cemetery.
Just a reminder ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Compton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we recommend you visit Find-A-Grave's entry for the Compton Cemetery (FG ID #2483772). <1>
List of Neighboring Communities ...
Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Compton Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.
- Robinson Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Yeager
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Yeager is located in Pike County
- Shelbiana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Fords Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Mayo Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Garden Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Pikeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pikeville is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,432 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <4>
- Virgie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Osborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Teaberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Beaver
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Owsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jonancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Rockhouse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Marrowbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Marrowbone is located in Pike County
- Raccoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Grethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Coal Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Blair Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Lookout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Myra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Dorton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorton
- Dorton is located in Pike County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorton <4>
- Hellier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellier
- Hellier is located in Pike County
- Draffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draffin
- Draffin is located in Pike County
- Harold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Harold is located in Floyd County
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Compton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4157, Longitude: -82.5429 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |