A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffin Cemetery:
37.7034, -83.9333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffin Cemetery is located in Estill County<2>.
The county seat for Estill County is located in Irvine. Irvine lies just to the west of the Griffin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rawlins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cow Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cow Creek Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- The Dunaway Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Oak Church Cemetery
- White Oak Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964939 <5>
- Marcum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Estill County Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Noland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Noland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Noland Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Congleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Congleton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congleton Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ravenna
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller's Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek
- Irvine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wagersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wagersville is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagersville
- Witt Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Witt Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Springs
- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Lynch Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lynch Town is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
- Knowlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knowlton is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
- Vaughns Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vaughns Mill is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Mill
- Winston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winston is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
- Cat Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Creek
- Pecks Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hatton Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Creek
- Panola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Panola is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Stanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clay City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bybee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bybee is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Waltersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Locust Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Branch is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Branch
- Log Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Barker Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Branch is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Branch
- South Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Fork is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Rosslyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosslyn is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosslyn
- North Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Old Clay City Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Piggville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Piggville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piggville
- Powell Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- College Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brassfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brassfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassfield
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 Griffin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Estill County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Irvine
- Ravenna
- Stanton
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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Estill 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512462 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512462 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: Estill
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvine
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.703416 Lon: -83.9332559
- 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 Estill, 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- Griffin 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. |