A visit to the Craycraft 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 Craycraft Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Craycraft Cemetery:
38.1392, -83.5481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Craycraft Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Craycraft Cemetery is located in Rowan County<2>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Morehead. Morehead lies just to the east northeast of the Craycraft Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Craycraft Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Craycraft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Craycraft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bath Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bath Memorial Gardens is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Memorial Gardens
- The Bath Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2295870 <5>
- Martin Cemetery One
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery One is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery One
- Carey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Carey Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Cemetery
- Cassity Cemetery One
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cassity Cemetery One is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity Cemetery One
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- James - Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Slaty Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Slaty Point Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaty Point Cemetery
- Shiloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloam Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloam Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- DeWitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The DeWitt Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeWitt Cemetery
- Ellington Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellington Farm Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Farm Cemetery
- The Ellington Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245592 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Parsons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Swim Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Swim Family Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swim Family Cemetery
- Razor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Razor Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- New Alfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Alfrey Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alfrey Cemetery
- Alfrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alfrey Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfrey Cemetery
- Poston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Poston Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poston Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery One
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery One is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery One
- Caskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caskey Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey 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 Craycraft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Craycraft Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmers
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Midland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Midland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clearfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Morehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Olympia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Black Sulpher Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Peasticks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Suddith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Suddith is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suddith
- Sudith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sudith is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudith
- Farmville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Grange City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Slate Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Preston is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Gates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Owingsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Plummers Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Oakla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
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 Craycraft Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Craycraft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Craycraft Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Rowan 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 Craycraft Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2079725 (Craycraft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2079725 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: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmers
- Location given for Craycraft Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.13915 Lon: -83.548133
- 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 Rowan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craycraft 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. |