A visit to the Damron 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 Damron Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Damron Cemetery:
37.5309, -82.6246
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Damron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Damron Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Damron Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Damron Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Damron Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Damron Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marrs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marrs Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrs Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- John Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lee Alley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lee Alley Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Alley Cemetery
- Weddington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weddington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- The Weddington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prater Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974243 <5>
- Osborne Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Family Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Family Cemetery
- The Osborne Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shepherd Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pikeville Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville Cemetery
- Scalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Scalf Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Cemetery
- Greenville Salisbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hiram Salisbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hollybush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hollybush Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybush Cemetery
- John Mimms Sword Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peggy Sword Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Peggy Sword Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy Sword Cemetery
- Dill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Helvy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- May Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Damron Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Damron Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harold
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Betsy Layne
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Stanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Owsley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Blair Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Osborn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Tram
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Coal Run Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Dana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Blue Moon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Moon is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Moon
- Ivel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Galveston is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Printer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Printer is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Printer
- Drift
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Drift is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drift
- Teaberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Teaberry is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaberry
- Mayo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Allen has also been known as:
- Beaver Creek Junction
- Beaver Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <6>
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Minnie is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- McDowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulnare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Dwale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Warco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
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 Damron Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Damron 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 either 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 Damron Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Floyd 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 Damron Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490550 (Damron Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490550 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: Floyd
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Broad Bottom
- Location given for Damron Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5309327 Lon: -82.6245993
- 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 Floyd, 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- Damron 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. |