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A visit to the Elkin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elkin Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elkin Cemetery (FG ID #353664)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Elkin Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elkin Cemetery

Lat:   37.8226°   (37° 49' 21")

Lon:   -83.9517°   (-83° 57' 6")

The Elkin Cemetery is located in Powell County<2>.

The county seat for Powell County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies just to the east northeast of the Elkin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Elkin Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elkin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jackson Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Chapel Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Clay City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clay City Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Cottman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cottman Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Clark County
  • Lorrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lorrison Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Kennon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kennon Cemetery is located in Powell County
  • Webber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Webber Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Wells Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wells Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wells Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Skyler King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skyler King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skyler King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Skyler King Cemetery is located in Estill County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Owen Walling Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Owen Walling Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Owen Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Owen Walling Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Dugan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dugan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dugan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dugan Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Hatton Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatton Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hatton Creek Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Clark Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
    • Everman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Everman Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Log Lick Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Francis Stone Graveyard
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Puckett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puckett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puckett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Puckett Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Stevens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stevens Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Christopher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Christopher Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Witt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Witt Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Tuttle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuttle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Wiseman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiseman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiseman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Alcorn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alcorn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alcorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alcorn Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cool Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cool Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Estill County
    • Dunaway Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Powell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Cemetery is located in Estill County

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 Elkin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elkin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Vaughns Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Powell Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Powell Valley is located in Powell County
  • Piggville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
    • Clay City is located in Powell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <7>
  • Waltersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
    • Waltersville is located in Powell County
  • Hatton Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Virden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Virden is located in Powell County
  • Old Clay City Road
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Clay City Road have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
    • Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
  • Black Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Black Creek is located in Powell County
  • Log Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • North Bend is located in Powell County
  • Stanton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Paint Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
      • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
    • Westbend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Knowlton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knowlton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Knowlton is located in Powell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knowlton
      • From the Elkin Cemetery to Knowlton
    • Pecks Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
      • Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
    • Rabbit Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
    • Morris Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
      • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
    • Rightangle
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Witt Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Furnace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cat Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rosslyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Irvine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • College Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
      • College Hill is located in Madison County
    • Kiddville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ravenna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Ravenna is located in Estill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <7>

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 Elkin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Powell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elkin 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 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 Elkin Cemetery:

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 Elkin Cemetery:

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Powell, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elkin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8226, Longitude: -83.9517    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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