A visit to the Filson 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 Filson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Filson Cemetery:
38.2400, -83.6189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Filson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Filson Cemetery is located in Fleming County<2>.
The county seat for Fleming County is located in Flemingsburg. Flemingsburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Filson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Filson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Filson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Filson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Emmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Emmons Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Scaggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scaggs Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scaggs Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Johnson Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kissick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kissick Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissick Cemetery
- Woodford Black Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillsboro Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Ellington Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ellington Farm Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington Farm Cemetery
- The Ellington Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245592 <5>
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Swim Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swim Family Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swim Family Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery One
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eldridge Cemetery One is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery One
- Pence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pence Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence Cemetery
- Caudill Cemetery Two
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Caudill Cemetery Two is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caudill Cemetery Two
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Filson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Filson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stringtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stringtown is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Colfax
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farmville is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Grange City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Wyoming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wyoming is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Oakla
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakla is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakla
- Plummers Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Slate Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slate Valley is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Valley
- Peasticks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peasticks is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peasticks
- Midland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Farmers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmers is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
- Pebble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pebble is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Salt Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lakeview Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Muses Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- East Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Owingsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olympia is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
- Brady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Morehead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tilton is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Sherburne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherburne is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
- South Sherburne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Sherburne is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
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 Filson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fleming County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Filson 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 Filson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Fleming 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 Filson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2355211 (Filson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2355211 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: Fleming
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Farmers
- Location given for Filson Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2399777 Lon: -83.6188946
- 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 Fleming, 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- Filson 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. |