A visit to the Ferguson 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 Ferguson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ferguson Cemetery:
37.9626, -83.0193
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in West Liberty. West Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Ferguson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ferguson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ison Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Cold Iron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cold Iron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Iron Cemetery
- Skaggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Fergerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fergerson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergerson Cemetery
- Beculhimer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beculhimer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beculhimer Cemetery
- Hay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hay Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
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- Arthur Bays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Arthur Bays Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bays Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Dobyns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dobyns Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobyns Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dobyns Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Martha.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #73735 <5>
- Sparks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- John Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Jellicoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salyers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salyers Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salyers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ferguson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ophir
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
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- Redbush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Keaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Jeptha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Skaggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Crockett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Dingus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Mazie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Martha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Elkfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Logville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logville is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logville
- Isonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lacey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Fuget
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fuget is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
- Flatgap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Flat Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Fork is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Fork
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cisco is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Wheelersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wheelersburg is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelersburg
- Maggard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maggard is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggard
- Volga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Blaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Falcon is located in Magoffin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Oil Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oil Springs is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Springs
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
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 Ferguson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ferguson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Ferguson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #492032 (Ferguson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #492032 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dingus
- Location given for Ferguson Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9625885 Lon: -83.0193346
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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 Morgan, 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- Ferguson 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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