A visit to the Davidson 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 Davidson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davidson Cemetery:
37.6726, -82.7721
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davidson Cemetery is located in Floyd County<2>.
The county seat for Floyd County is located in Prestonsburg. Prestonsburg lies just to the northeast of the Davidson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Davidson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davidson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mayo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Van Burenvaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sizemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Governors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Music Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bays Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
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- Bob Prater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bob Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Prater Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Weddington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- William England Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Davidson Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davidson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davidson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prestonsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Watergap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watergap is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergap
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Dwale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dwale is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwale
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue River is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Nero
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Goodloe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goodloe is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe
- Banner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Lear
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ivel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Van Lear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- David
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- David is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David
- Manton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manton is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
- Warco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warco is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warco
- Collista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Butcher Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Meally
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Maytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maytown is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Langley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Langley is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Dana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Tram
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Asa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
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 Davidson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Floyd County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davidson 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 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 Davidson 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 Davidson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #490626 (Davidson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #490626 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prestonsburg
- Location given for Davidson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.672597 Lon: -82.7721041
- 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 '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- Davidson 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. |