A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
37.5857, -82.4853
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Pikeville. Pikeville lies just to the south southwest of the Ford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Salem UMC Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Upper Joe's Creek Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Chestnut Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Helvy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Helvy Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvy Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Kingdom Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Varney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Varney Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney Cemetery
- Apple Orchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lowe Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe Cemetery
- Maynard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maynard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cemetery
- Scalf Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scalf Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weddington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Weddington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Francis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Francis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Varney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varney is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varney
- Gulnare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gulnare is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulnare
- Blair Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blair Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Town
- Coal Run Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
- Pikeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raccoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Raccoon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Betsy Layne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Owsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Owsley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owsley
- Canada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tram
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tram is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tram
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayo Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mayo Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Village
- Kimper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimper
- Osborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Fords Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fords Branch is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Branch
- Ivel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Grethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grethel is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grethel
- Shelbiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shelbiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbiana
- Garden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garden Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- McAndrews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McAndrews is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAndrews
- Stone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Huddy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huddy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddy
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Ford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2120632 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2120632 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meta
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.585693 Lon: -82.4852586
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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 Pike, 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- Ford 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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