A visit to the Gilreath 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 Gilreath Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilreath Cemetery:
36.7051, -84.4180
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilreath Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilreath Cemetery is located in McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the west northwest of the Gilreath Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilreath Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gilreath Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilreath Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Musgrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Musgrove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreary County Memorial Gardens
- The McCreary County Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #557341 <5>
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine Knot.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976467 <5>
- Hollaway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cal Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #450202 <5>
- Barren Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barren Fork Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Fork Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Stevens Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Chitwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Nancy Grave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Nancy Grave Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Grave Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilreath Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilreath Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Revelo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Pine Knot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whitley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stearns
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshes Siding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Strunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Barthell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barthell is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barthell
- Blue Heron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
- Isham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Wiborg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Foster Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Ayers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Ritner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
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 Gilreath Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilreath Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Oneida
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
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 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 Gilreath Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Gilreath Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512318 (Gilreath Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512318 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitley City
- Location given for Gilreath Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7050794 Lon: -84.4179935
- 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 McCreary, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilreath 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. |