A visit to the Griffith Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Griffith Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Griffith Cemetery (FG ID #74169).
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 Griffith Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery:
37.4633, -83.4961
The Griffith Cemetery is located in Breathitt County<2>.
The county seat for Breathitt County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the northeast of the Griffith Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffith Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Griffith Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Keen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Keen Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keen Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Griffith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Spicer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spicer Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Cemetery
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- Butterpoint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Butterpoint Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterpoint Cemetery
- Callahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Callahan Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Spicer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spicer Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer Cemetery
- Hounshell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Herald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Herald Cemetery is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald Cemetery
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Combs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffith Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jetts Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Copebranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chenowee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lerose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lerose is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
- Whick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athol
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ricetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ricetown is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tallega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Southfork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kragon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Quicksand
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolverine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frozen Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sebastian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Clayhole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
- Flintville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mistletoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- Williba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chavies
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Primrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Helens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Griffith Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Breathitt County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffith 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 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 Griffith Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Breathitt 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 Griffith Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #74169
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #512467 (Griffith Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #512467 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: Breathitt
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canoe
- Location given for Griffith Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4631451 Lon: -83.4960174
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Breathitt, 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 from Point A (ie- Griffith 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |