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A visit to the Griffith Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffith Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffith Cemetery

Lat:   37.4137°   (37° 24' 49")

Lon:   -83.6649°   (-83° 39' 53")

The Griffith Cemetery is located in Owsley County<2>.

The county seat for Owsley County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the north of the Griffith Cemetery .

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 Griffith Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Esau - Gabbard Cemetery
    • The Esau - Gabbard Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • The Esau - Gabbard Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Gabbard Branch Cemetery
    • Henry Gabbard / James Cole Cemetery
    • Indian Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Owsley County
  • King Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Owsley County
  • Bishop Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Bend Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bishop Bend Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Bishop Bend Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2508810 <6>
  • Cowcreek Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Callahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
    • The Callahan Cemetery is located in Owsley County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Owsley County
  • Howard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howard Cemetery is located in Knott County
  • McIntire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntire Cemetery
    • The McIntire Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • The McIntire Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Manious, McIntire & Dooley Cemetery
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Owsley County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Shepherd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Cemetery
    • The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • The Shepherd Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shepherd Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • McIntosh Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Family Cemetery
      • The McIntosh Family Cemetery is located in Owsley County
      • The McIntosh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McIntosh / Mayes / Green Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2389858 <6>
    • Morris Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • Russell Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Moore Cemetery
      • The Russell Moore Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The Russell Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sizemore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2215610 <6>
    • Bishop Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Cemetery
      • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Horn Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horn Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horn Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Horn Hill Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • Lerose Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lerose Cemetery
      • The Lerose Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • Pendergrass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pendergrass Cemetery
      • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • Burns Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mose Price Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mose Price Cemetery
      • The Mose Price Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • John Tyler Brewer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Tyler Brewer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Tyler Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The John Tyler Brewer Cemetery is located in Owsley County
    • Valentine Brewer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • William Dougie Burch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Middleton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
      • The Middleton Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Job Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Job Allen Cemetery
      • The Job Allen Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • The Job Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allen Cemetery
    • Noble Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noble Cemetery
      • The Noble Cemetery is located in Owsley County

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 Griffith Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffith Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Southfork
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfork
    • Southfork is located in Owsley County
  • Ricetown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
    • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
  • Sebastian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
    • Sebastian is located in Owsley County
  • Booneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booneville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
    • Booneville is located in Owsley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <7>
  • Lerose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lerose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerose
    • Lerose is located in Owsley County
  • Island City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Owsley County
  • Pebworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
    • Pebworth is located in Owsley County
  • Vincent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Vincent is located in Owsley County
  • Travellers Rest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Travellers Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
    • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
  • Teges
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Teges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teges
    • Teges is located in Clay County
  • Mistletoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mistletoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
    • Mistletoe is located in Owsley County
  • Lone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
    • Lone is located in Lee County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Sextons Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sextons Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
      • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
    • Oneida
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Clay County
    • Jetts Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jetts Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
      • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Idamay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idamay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idamay
      • Idamay is located in Lee County
    • Copebranch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch
      • Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
    • Tallega
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallega
      • Tallega is located in Lee County
    • Beattyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattyville
      • Beattyville is located in Lee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beattyville <7>
    • Buckhorn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhorn <7>
    • Heidelberg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Lee County
    • Athol
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athol. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
      • Athol is located in Lee County
    • Saint Helens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
      • Saint Helens is located in Lee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <7>
    • Laurel Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laurel Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Creek
      • Laurel Creek is located in Clay County
    • Barcreek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
      • Barcreek is located in Clay County
    • Oakdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Oakdale is located in Breathitt County

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 Owsley 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 begin with 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 Griffith Cemetery:

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 GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #512465  (Griffith Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #512465 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Booneville
    • County: Owsley         Elev: 263
    • Location given for GNIS #512465 (Griffith Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Owsley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Griffith Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4137, Longitude: -83.6649       In this case, the coordinates for the Griffith Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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