A visit to the Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Fork Cemetery:
36.9631, -87.9014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Fork Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.
The county seat for Lyon County is located in Eddyville. Eddyville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Dry Fork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Fork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dry Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stephens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Piercy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Piercy Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Wynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wynn Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynn Cemetery
- Sivills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sivills Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivills Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sivills Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Cadiz.
- The Sivills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sanders Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2620290 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Merrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Merrick Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Steinbaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Steinbaugh Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinbaugh Cemetery
- Standard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Standard Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hanberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanberry Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanberry Cemetery
- Larkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Larkins Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkins Cemetery
- Nabb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nabb Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
- Friendship Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Critmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Critmore Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critmore Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Wadlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wadlington Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadlington Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Tandy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tandy Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tandy Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamasco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Hopson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Trigg Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Wallonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cobb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Cerulean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dulaney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Princeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Claxton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carmack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Bainbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Eddyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crider
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Gracey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Kuttawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
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 Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Dry Fork Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Dawson Springs
- Eddyville
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Dry Fork 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 Dry Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #491211 (Dry Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #491211 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: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lamasco
- Location given for Dry Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9631062 Lon: -87.9014066
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Fork 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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