A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
37.7998, -82.7743
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the west northwest of the Davis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Company Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Old Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Goble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Goble Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Music Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meade Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Music Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Castle Cemetery
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334738 <5>
- Melvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Staffordsville Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Little Lick Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Governors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Jenny Wiley Gravesite
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Van Lear
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Hagerhill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- Meally
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Thelma
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Collista
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Van Lear
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Paintsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nero
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Butcher Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Tutor Key
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Wittensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Auxier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Staffordsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nippa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Sitka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Barnetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Asa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Asa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
- Volga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Prestonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lowmansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #509944 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509944 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paintsville
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7998169 Lon: -82.7743264
- 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 Johnson, 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' (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- Davis 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. |
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