A visit to the Crab Creek 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 Crab Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crab Creek Cemetery:
37.0939, -88.0870
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crab Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crab Creek Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies just to the east of the Crab Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crab Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Crab Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crab Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kuttawa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Hill Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Long Hill Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Eddyville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2568857 <5>
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lady Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Cemetery
- Eddyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Hildreth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hildreth Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildreth Cemetery
- Dycus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dycus Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycus Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Caldwell Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dycusburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dycusburg Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg Cemetery
- Peek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek Cemetery
- Henderson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Freeman - Cash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Adamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Adamson Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Crab Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crab Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eddyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Kuttawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carmack
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Dulaney
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dycusburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Lake City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Grand Rivers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lamasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- McGowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Piney Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <6>
- Hopson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Creswell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
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 Crab Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crab Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eddyville
- Marion
- Princeton
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 Crab Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Lyon 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 Crab Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490241 (Crab Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490241 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: Lyon
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eddyville
- Location given for Crab Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0939417 Lon: -88.0869679
- 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 Lyon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crab Creek 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |