A visit to the Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilliam Cemetery:
38.0583, -83.0439
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilliam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Elliott County<2>.
The county seat for Elliott County is located in Sandy Hook. Sandy Hook lies just to the west northwest of the Gilliam Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Gilliam Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Arthur Bays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arthur Bays Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Bays Cemetery
- N.B. Gillium Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Hay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hay Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Cemetery
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boggs Family Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Family Cemetery
- Plez Clevenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Skaggs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Skaggs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs Cemetery
- Ison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ison Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ison Cemetery
- Flannery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
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- Flannery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flannery Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flannery Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Boggs Cemetery Two
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boggs Cemetery Two is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Cemetery Two
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Dobyns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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 east)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks 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 Gilliam Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilliam Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Isonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Mazie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mazie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
- Sandy Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Crockett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Newfoundland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Keaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keaton
- Skaggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skaggs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Martha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martha is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Ibex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Elkfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
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- The Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Redbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Bruin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Dingus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dingus is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus
- Ophir
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Houckville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Beetle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beetle is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
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- Cherokee Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Wrigley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Flatgap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Gimlet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
- Webbville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
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 Gilliam Cemetery. The following communities are located in Elliott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilliam 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 Gilliam Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Elliott 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 Gilliam Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2337118 (Gilliam Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2337118 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: Elliott
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isonville
- Location given for Gilliam Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0583333 Lon: -83.0438889
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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 Elliott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Gilliam 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. |